, 1874-06-18
Discovery Of Eyit!enccs Of a SYM
'metrlcal Theological Sys.
fem,


fona With nlnOHt' aB muoll 1ac1lfty as II toT Ind
boon inscribed In 1lcbrew or syriao. Although
Champollion's inspired genius mud maryclous
good fortune only gayo HIM tho Interpretation
Of 700 characters, moro than 4,500 nro nov fn- !
teIligiblo to tho scholars Of Germany and Franco.
Moreover, IT Ia settled TINT Egypt had her writ
ten language long before tho Pyramids wero
built. together with al tile main foatures Of lor
roligiun, and d we'll developed. II moi IN e!nbo-
rate political organization.
In proportion aB tho myHtcrteH Of tho old
Egyptaiu faith arc royealed to liz, no discover,
in tlaoo Of q gross and grotek,aue mythology tho
baso, upon n profound philosophical npprshen-
Bion of tho forces Of nature. Mariutto says:
aols aod Immortal, inereate Invisible and hiddcn in
creator Of heaven and sarh he made all TINT o1!4ts
nnd nothing was mado without him. Th!s Is tls aod
u to usossrle.. but tho Esy1tsa IN inl ind could uot
or would not renlun at this sublime altitude. It
Btdered tbs world rs forlnation tho principles which
drama III Which tho ono being IL the only actor. An
proceeds fru,n him mud all returns to him. but he
ho is Sssoe ~s ses IL IL es
aotiyy yet partakn9 Of Ills own powers and qualities.
In faes, as in all forlns of faish there Ia a
ladder rlsing from pure realism to tho highest
soula. or clhshes- Of souls, regt at tho height
whloh corresponds to THUR quality. 49,.
Wo must el,ppoBo TINT pooplo 80 far dcTc1-
oped az tho Egyptians Under the ancient Empire
had also d literature. The character Of their nrt
would nttost it, II nothing else. Songs, poems,
parallels, perhaps romnnces, must Anyo been
written, clnnted, or rcrited, mud oven IL the
iAolated grandeur and awo attached 10 tho rulers
prohibited tlo inscription OF such works upon
soa tablets they could nny haye oacspoa
ncrolls, with tho bodies OF thcIr authors or
their alnirbrB. Tie ncrlheB appoar to 1.-Two
beon largo and important class, as carly ns
the fourth dynastyt and they, III combination
prayers, invocatiops, and litanies Of tho temples,
| Whirn bocanle orthodox mud therefore invasiablo
| for tho Inter Empire.
bollove 10 tragmonts of. O purely secular lit
transations mado by Mnrietto show tho high
| poetic character Of tho carly religious and his
toric literature. Certain FORMS Of tho faith In
fnct lent themselves to poetry Ill roadiy III those
Of tho Greek Mythology IT, bsnls was strongly
| tho Immortality Of tho soul, and Its future ro-
| ward or punishment for the doods dono in tho
| body-a belief, tho correctness Of which. among
| tho Egyptians, IL oil tue moro remarkable, bo-
Cause It aoolnB 10 haye been quito weak OF i'm
perfect among tho ancient Hebrews. Then the
myths Of Isis and Os'liH, typ!fying tho struggle
| Of Light with DarhnoAB, tho boantiful attributes
Of tho young god IIoria, tho rising sun, ropre-
acutod by HarpucratoB iHsuing from tho lot'is
| III
/ which would kudo tho Imagination. Of even d
| primitive poot. Oue Of tho olttestnpecimcns waa
fonnd ut 1Iemphis. On n tablet Of tho Ancions
Empiro. It had belonged, according: to the i'll.
| Beriptiou, to tho tomb Of royal scribe. named
Anaoua aud part OF 1t contains remarkable
| Invocation to the Sun:
| HYMN TO SUN.
Words pronounced in worBliring tho sun, WHO
Scribe tho chief Of tho house, Anaoua, proclaim
Hall 10 thce wien thou rscst in the solar mountain
nss'sr Tho form Of a aud When thou goe:s down I'LL
der tic form Of Ma Thru circlcat about the heav-
tl.er facesl Would that I might nccompany IT, :
Majesty wien thou dtaplayH tlysslf the morning Of
ay Try oea @ i upon pa s taees of mgn co t
heas. rho lands divine. thsy are teun in pictures
tho countries Of Araba, they hare been numbered
e1ral to those Of the celestial ocean: II uaarchos
tioa n!archeat Graut sat reach tho land Of ctor-
tlat bs reunited With thu fair mud wise spirs oi
! kerncfur aud that Ihppear among them to contonl-
plate thy beauty, on Ills morning Of eaclt day.
4 thorough poetic spirit breathes through the
mysticism Of this chant. The beginning half
sliggests tho invocation OF OAsian. but hss a
froshneaa and simplicity far beyond tho Benti-
mental rcBouAnce OF tho latter. Behind the ma
terial Which is addressed, one distinctly foeH
tho principle of good, Of light mud Intelligence
which its orb symbolizes.
The next quotation Bhall make ia from q tab
lot celebrating the victories Of rhothmcs ill.,,
which Eas cbiHelcd for tho great Tompo Of Kar-
nak. This monarch, QUO Of tho greatest who
ruled in Egypt, was tho fourth successor Of
Amosis, who overthrow tho Hy1ssoB and lived in
the seventeenth century before Chriat. Ho wae
famous conquoror; during his reign, nc
cordiug 10 an iuser'ption still existing, "Egypt
set her frontiers wherever Hho pleased" lie
haps part Of AnIa Minor; md it was apparent.
ly towards the oloEo of his reign, Oh tho occa'
sion Of Homo solemn celebration of tlis Victories
TINT tho chant OF praiHe wns written. 1t is a
poem, iu tho 'trno Ecnso OF the word, not d lis
toricai document, and its antl.or waB perhaps
homo rrieatly I,ehnn laureate. It represents
| period 1000 years later than tho flynn to the
| Sun, and IL consequently cast In n much more
symmetrical and artistic form. Tlo opening il
q welcome given by tho god, Amun-lsa (tho Ju
thrones Of tho world" to King Iho,hmoH, on tht
return Of tho lattor from h!s lriutnphs:
Come to mo and 10 re}oicsd IN neho'llng my grace
nsne avenger. living forsyeri shine through tl'n
tsnple. anfold tliy limbs with mine arms, to CIV
than health and life. Pleasant are thy favors to ne
NY sas,ctuary. it is who compensate thes; il is
who give thee power mid victory over all tue Naons
9 Ii s sa a saq s s e d fi
reaches oven unto tho four supports Of the hoayens.
There is much moro OF this preliminary vol
come In tho snmo strain. Then, suddenly, tha
| Ecu AutMu~1lh UbhlltS toIHLOu1 UuHeuEpt Cl1R!k
iu which we nnd QUO OF tho very earliest 'indlca
tiona OF . rhythmica! poetic form. 1ts rosoll
blanoa to tho lator lebrow chants will not eacap.
tho reader: ..,,...-
| AstuN-RA 70 THorImrs III.
am come, md permit tlleo to smtto tho Princes
Of Tnhi; cuAt them under thy feet when thol
paaseat through THUR pnsa. have a.e them bei,uil
thy rplsnaof IL lord OF Light; thou sllnest uno'
um come, and permit thee to s1nite the inhabt
tautB Of AHln to sad Into captyitytho Chiefsor til
Botenu. lave 1naio them behol thy Majesty bo,nt
with the gsrals, bearing ncapons aud lighting upol
tho chariot.
am come, and permit tleo to smile the countr,
Of the East to penetrate to tue citles Of the Ilo
Land. have mnls them belold thy Majesty. Tiki
unto tho star oanopus, which darss forth ts lamo
aud brlEgs the dow.
I come, nnd pesmt tleo to smtto tho country o
tho Veal: KefA and Aala ars under thy terror.
have made them behold thy Majesty, like unto yo.1n
and valiant bull his ornaments aro hla horns, ant
nuthing ressts him.
am como, aud permit theo to smile all tho dis
r4cs: tho land of Nfaten trcm,,lcs with fcar bofor
thee hHve naate them belo1d thy majesty like un
crocodile: h0 III thu terrible master Of the Taers
one ventures to ApproAch him.
am come. aud permit theo to Bmito them thu
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