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Upon his head he wears a cap, not brought to a conic form nor encircling
the whole head, but still covering more than the half of it, which is called
Masnaemphthes; and its make is such that it seems to be a crown,
being made of thick swathes, but the contexture is of linen; and it is
doubled round many times, and sewed together; besides which, a piece of
fine linen covers the whole cap from the upper part, and reaches down to
the forehead, and hides the seams of the swathes, which would otherwise
appear indecently: this adheres closely upon the solid part of the head,
and is thereto so firmly fixed, that it may not fall off during the sacred
service about the sacrifices. So we have now shown you what is the habit
of the generality of the priests.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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