Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-10-13
DISCOVERY or A MANUsCRIPT or THE
TIME OF DAVID.


In the year 1853 a Theban mountaineel
discovered in a hil, called by the Arabs
Shin abdel Gourna, a tomb cut out Of the
rock, in which he found mummy
with a gold spread-eagle and golden asp
also tablet Of green stone, a box with foEI
canopi Of Oriental alabaster, and on the side
of magnificent mummy with a gilded
mask and large gilded scarabseus OF por-
Icelain on its breast a most remarkable pap
Iyrus scroll, five feet long and ten inches wide
written in the finest hieroglyphic characters.
The four jars were sold to Lord Henry
Scott, a young Engishman. The mask
was purchased by captain WHO purchas
ed and sold antiquities at rhebes, and was
transferred by him to the French consular
agent at that place, and may now be eth
er in his possession or in the museum at
Paris. The papyrus, as also the scarabeus,
the tablet and the eagle, came into the hands
of George A. Stone, Esq. Of Roxbury,
Mass, then trayellingin Egypt. Mr.. Stone
sent copies and photographs to Oriental
scholars in New York, who attempted its
translation, but failed, because they were
only acquainted with Campollion's system.
Finally, Mr.. Stone sent a Photographic
copy to Professor G. SeyfFarth, Of St.Lous,
Mo-, having been informed that this gen
ueman had published, in the year 1888
and 1885, the key to the Egyptian litera-
tIre and to the ancient Astronomical inscrip-
tons and monuments. This saYant, the
author Of the"Summary OF Recent Discoy-
les, de-, New York, 1867 and d large
number of other works. has just published
the TRANSACTIONS and explanations, as reques-
ted of him II the transactions Of the Acad
emy Of Science Of ST. Louis for the year
1859, Up. 527-589,) with sixteen ltho-
graphic plates The biography Of Horse
.be (the sword of Horus) IS 70 be found in
The first column Of the papyrus, and we
learn by it that he was the commanding
general Of Pharaoh Shisbak l., who slew
the last king Of Manetho's XXIst dynasty,
and suppressed BY bis captain the rebels ia
five different provinces Of Egypt. This
Shisbak l., the head Of the dynasty, lived,
according TO Monetho and the monuments,
ons hundred and twenty-four years pre-
vious to Shishak / l., the conquerer of Je-
rasalem (I Kings l:s0--l4:25) in the
fifth year Of Rehobomn, (945B. o. Hor
sebe was consequently cotempoary Of
Saul and David, and the papyrns IN qllcs-
ton has been written about the year 1850
B. c.. or three hundred years before The
foundation of Rome, and II at presed two
thousand nine hundred years old The
|residue Of this precious manuscript contains
a new religious book on the ancient Egypt
ians, and begins with tss following seafen-
ces "The Book Of Hymns for singing the
glories Of Him who made Isis the earth !;
che rlories of that invisible Being who made
Orsiris the SUM tile originator of the life
OF his race; the originator Of the circle Of
the solar year with its seasons; the builder
Of the sacrificial quadrupeds, being eonyen-
lent for him in his house Of light, and or
dered BY his father, the Lord Governor; the
originator Of the priests for bis race in his
armament, and for Adon, the hord) who
made Mem the moonI the originator of
the fax seed, Of her own sex, and of spin
nefs and weav8rs for the races in both the
regions Of Egypt, and also for the makers
of clothes for the people); who made the
most holy one, the apothebsed mighty chief
Of the Crethi the standing army the war
riors Of the mighty Egyptians, those in the
city Of the Sun Ihebes, the capitol Of the
sovereign Of Egypt, Of the shepherd Of all
born il Egypt and its vicinities, namely the
mighty Horsebesn After this introduce
ton a grand hymn begins-N Y. Egen
ing Post.