Washington telegraph., 1850-07-03
UNRoLLINc OF TIE MUMMY AT BosroN.

| -SECOND DAY-9he Boston Traveller
of the evening Of ne 5th inst, says:
MIR. Gliddon delivered his second lee
ture to-day at l2 oclock, and the mummy
was unrolled, in tie presence of very
large assembly of aides and gentlemen,
comprising the elite of Boston, Cam
bridge, and vicinity. Every available
seat was occupied before the hour of
meeting.
MIR. g. began by explaining the hero
glyphics in front of the body, so far as he
had been able to translate them. He said
the Inscriptions found on the mummies
were generally pats of the formularies
in the ''Book of the Dead" This body
was surmounted by winged Beetle hol-
ding the Creator-Sun. Below it was a
sign, which was musical instrument,
and sign for the word praeStess. On
one side was the God OF science, and be-
hind it the West; the symbol on the 9TH
er side he could not find out. Below,
was the emblem of eternity. On either
side were the wives of Osiris, the god of
the dead, symbols of justice and corrup-
ton. Below were the words, "Dedica-
ted to Osiris. the god of the house OF the
living and the dead.'' Below was, 1.-The
Syrian, or the deceased, beloved of the
god of the Western Heavens, GoT
THoTH-ANCHPH," which means eternal
life.
MIR. Gliddon now turned the matter
over to the scientific gentlemen present.
He stated. in reference to the bandages,
that every bandage known in modern
science had been found on mummies.-
Prof Agassiz and Drs. Wyman and Jack
son then proceeded to unroll the mummy.
The height was 5 feet 4 inches, and MIR.
Gliddon said that it was one of the tall
est female mummies he had ever seen.
The bandages were strips of linen, all of
one kink; and MIR. G.. said all the cloth
found Oh mummies was linnen. Prof
Agassiz said he had examined 1t with
microscope and found it to be liner.
Some large pieces were taken off of a
coarser quality. After the outside dry
cloth was taken off, they came to cloth
that was thoroughly gummed (probably
gum arabc) secured by two leather
straps, which MIR. Gliddon said usually
contained the name of the person. Lit
tie pieces of wood were taken out, the
ends of which were stamped with two
figures of deities
A scarf was taken off about ten feet in
length, with fringes on each end. A large
piece of the gummed line was cut Oft,
containing the leather straps, which were
a species of red morocco, in perfect pre-
servation.
When the body was unroled so as to
disclose the face, Mr.. Gliddon said it had
been plunged in boiling bitumen. and
even the eyes and the sockets burnt out
After further unrolling he brought out and
exhibited papyrus, which he SAID was
a leaf from the "Book of the Dead 1T
was rolled up, and G. said 1t would have
to be damped and carefully unrolled before
it could be read. There was also found
Scarabceus, or winged beetle, the figure
of which being removed from the face
and upper part of the body, it was placed
in glass case, and exposed In full view
of the audience.
The boiling bitumen had reduced the
body to a crisp, so that it was as brittle as
bone, and the features were nearly des-
troyed The arms were extended upon
the sides, the hands resting upon the ab-
domen On the whole, it was rather
disgusting object to look upon, though
interesting to men of science, as a relic
of antiquity; while, to the morallst, 1t
suggests reflection upon the emptiness
of human greatness, and the folly OF at
tempting to perpetuate the memory there
of by any monuments OF human device.
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