Vulgar words in The Non-Christian Cross - An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion (Page 1)
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Tertullian relates that a certain Jew "carried about in public a caricature of us with this label, _An ass of a priest_.
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This figure had an ass's ears, and was dressed in a toga with a book; having a hoof on one of his feet.
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It should also be noted that the head of the figure in this famous graffito, is more like that of a jackal than that of an ass; and appears to have been a representation of the Egyptian god Anubis, who is so often to be seen upon relics of the past as a figure with a jackal's head, with human arms extended, and with human legs and feet, as in this drawing.