, 1877-05-28
EGYPT TOLOGY.


The Grcnt Harris papyrn4.
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kHW?Fs Tt I'll Tf TkoS M6sEta 81 ASes Ieaaoa ILL.,
nFGoSs tS'sa X Ptff E e %sF s ."'f VII: W. VIZ ind VIII
:t .. 1sasss T.
atran.iaion q y iaf ths 'ost !nte!c,t!ng md !n
documents 81 it, cla.s rGe artiele was cntitej,
Ycsts Aso." @ For, @sfre,eus a. i ts seen'sd thas
irem smons tl,s lal,a,a and jetsar, y thS S!is.
this wa. perfectly. accurate description Of Tho
booE, which aai then jnst a.cIy cams nm iatp % tho
possession or tho 1!rtttth Museum. and which ii
tightly reaafae4 os the 9risnt near not only q ~
Treasures Of tho ktnll throughout the world. !.
Tn tsesnt s ss to " TIC .at;ss in an 3D.
Specialist ia iii Sans a e tho soysy
aJon BY Dr. liirel, tho most competent scoIar 10,
lookc1 In. tho rrpuuc Ut letters. and NO gladly
welcome tho opportunity of recurring to tho au,,.
Ss ms Ct az o hs s9 ptes. @ %s. @ ea g
~ seventy .nne elephant follo pIates, Although
division Of tho 1ettcr.prcss. rho hint would al
most seem to hare beon taken from Tho Ureat flar-
q: ss1 ss sHs q w S;s os ,s ss Gs 5
Sroxsa w. a. H. Taa rcsssit u this *nnt q mi. NJ
tioneers' catalogues, arc in ali; III. This
% remarked, 4 the work q tlo Egyptian scrlbss
thcmselye:. Mt 40. however; TIC scpnration q
Into A. C. Harris. Iirttish Consul at Asexandrla,
who, In 1875, bought this magnificent Fapyrus.
along with four other. OF lc.s consequence, from
nn Phf nrn NJ MT F.tfS A11 fknu
Wa uncut il WAS roll. a. j. tns rnie with the.o
ynn n 81 s
MSS. b, lis great mo and beauty on!5: Inc roll
wne a. big ronGa ss good. st.ea cylinarlcal hut y
was l30 fect long, which gtyca about q fout aud
three: quarters to ths ayetl!ga page. Thu avctasa
q n H4a ~ a. oS afSf nueS rSi &s TSnF s;
to hand!e is al.nigh a. duicalo sn nllalr NJ tho
sspasaton betxecn Tho chartsd Leaves of ono o'
fore, lnu.t not 10 cast upon tho arst pprAon who
undertook tho task. however we may deplore tho
formed. 1iappily. the attempt did not oxsena be-
yona the arst puxe. onl, after all, tho damage
done T. rather an n ~ Mesesofo - marrin7 the tneon~
Icparably snull!nx tho tcxt. Fortunately, Nj.
liirrIa himself va. .ho ne1t 70 tako thu work IN
hans ana hS d. / ,efy wsl bss eanay ;us
s sem psns1 own o. hsn Y, IT. t. III .ss
Glss Selma Harris, into whose possession II came
at her fathers death. Meanwhile It had lad mar
f9w sscspe Lsf h"uss At Als1an,a having tsea
bearing tie marks OF Tho explosion.
We trust ,Dt: urch when ho tolls us that the
eniy other II al comparable Il L SeinS ths isteIy I
dlsssvsseddsTa 1appt! s'so
treasure shines uboyo iii OILERS, like ihs eoid aau
gems ol tho phataoh RhalnpsInitos, Or 1tamsea
S ill., = he ,' r4eo Ss: a,s Sb S
hls "Specch frUn ttie rhranc" epitolnIxea tho
events Of hia lons ss'sn of thirty tive yes,4. Thero
!sa xall { e 10 lhafaots; a,asa!aeeat palscs Il
fssslssty isstr.is H. axe. Hence sa the remark
ably dno script carried On throughout, aithoush ot
least three ssr!bes mast hase had hand ID tho
sistosypss a1e % %s!sssa x!sh ~ trsssonss told
oai az q 1tssy ,ss Sya.Sd e ~ to ~
texts. There l. nothing u ren,ini ono here oi tho
wretched scrawls into which tho epislonsy papyrl
for totals and blanks Afterwards allied up from
oine!al sources. afo carefully n,askcl In red. In.
es w!tS ;e1ts, o. othss sa ~nun WHICH
than I'LL fesoa d Reusr.ia'to.. Not iess yi. pai
preservation, free ttop, the say4ges Of worm OF
witch y, ns, iss ty soii aud aaS al q liz FSsbaIi
:. Prea1ed te each o. tho thres matn divi.lons Of
The isG,l Ct Offering. y who!s.psy cartoon. exe.
depicts tic King Offering 10 Aa,ea ia, te So s,cat
tuielary Of Thebrs, " hss divine consort Maui,
.hs mother: and = khousu, their tson. Then foiisws
and gtls Of The Pharaoh q That niyins r1sad.
Platoxx i allei With ths neliopolitan Gsf.
an gs ssass :hs' sa s " H. @
Biblical On. OF lteliupolA, whe1s The Patriarch Jo.
ssph dwslt M There .rs @ two Foas 1am, the setting
rising sun. ,to4sthcf with Two Rolle.ses. Isthor
NelletsP tho EsJptisn, Aphrollts, q Venus, snl
ois pafs: !: oU IT,
kiaa. isas nunlaeenL but stiii splendid, Rifts 10
:he.s local dsIt.ss throughout tha taitr year.
.e III oeeupe. ats vhss
". zee itamses III. wearing sho royal hcad.dtssa
tee 10 Sen1na sea T @
Win Jewels 81 other otuamsn,s, rtidleI viii /
p.asasf'. hsaa, whsass hang * asksd arxl, spl
piis, eon.tsiIns oi Ft.h. .ho Egyptisa
fun. 1listoslyphis isssnds. a. ID ihs Ns!ss esssr
tYe sa1toon; IT .. Kys TIC na%s. aaa ss. q A.
( dteppsa q ths:s ..c.ea plsiuFes iet What tne
II ss wss IT, ~sPt 81 ths - a:e nss9 x
tho third cartoon como, ID Pistes XLiY.-LVi..
sha prsJ Jefs and list Of gifts to the Namph{ie 1t.
| yinItica, The three vlxuettcs tins fcfsf 10 tha
three capitals-TAsbes fl tho south; usliopolls,
81 sssteFa' snd the metropolis Of leasnlns; and
Of tho Egyptian Monarchy, and ths u,stropolls
q Tie North. Tho King, howo7es, In Ill un-
speak to tue gods and 10 hls bjccts Mxh aud low
In grand dusbaf s..eatisd. of hls gilt. 10 lle
Rods of tho otbcs Egyptian cltles, northern and
La4ty. 70 much does 10 delight ia dwelling On his
religious zeal before coming to make hs nnAl
I claims Fcr hrtr frs