The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
Arcr -FOUR Thousand
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'omb. Thirty-sevcr'0e
Dead Kings

Inc year 1881, in adaltr.-
wonderful events. conots
a>Sa>,Inatlons, etc, bid, f,- +s..
all OF It's predecessors of thu
teatury IN astonishing Il
archaeological discover
lie telegraph last moa.i
What Is now confirmed tha, ,
discovery of ancient relic,
had occurred in the mon,
Thebes in Egypt.
Il appears that public s..
aroused by the offer If
Arabs to sell certain c,r
and on being pressed the.
having taken them from
with mummieS at DER Il. III
hehdive of Egypt sent g.. is
and subsequently Her H..
the Director Of the Ra... u
went with a steamer To t~r.
tents OF the cave for
Thirty nine collins wsra
containing the mummy a~
King, together with a -s-
papyrl, or manuscript TIM
hundreds of these rolls. Will
readers are aware, COMPOSE II.
oi ancient times, Our ua4.- "
derived from the anc;eu, P..
fractured from a reed at ...
but ah ordinary book OF ,~.r....
would till two miles of T..
Ii MAS at once seen tt...
me were OF great Imiur.....
Investigation tncF wcr, t5...
bodies OF some ot the ma>- ...
of the Assyrian race.
One OF them for e4an.f.f.
tris, or Pharaoh. tile ,rl..r
the Hebrews IN cautlyItt
Seven Plaques forced hlr p.
20.
His mummy Is thus describe. .s.
mummy case Is of plain sy,tu.r.
u%npaInted and u~nyarni>hri J,
ed to represent Ram>es in lh.
ot OSIRIS. The crossed l.rI.
the breast. la the night .t....
royal whip, aud IN the lctt ......
hook. The features are rla-, ..
" aud deiicate'y carved. a..
mounted by the crown ag ....
lower Egypt, with the lur.- $685..
.he mummy ease l. a me,l -r...
minated specimen of ,cg.....
playIag, l. all Its parity, The ...
flowing lines of the period "a. ,..t.
ulan Renaissance. The .....
p~ruraoHtcH ~cartouchcS at E.....
written in plain black ...r..
upon the mummy case, wh,-. .....
other text or Representations u'..
and IN ITS beautiful simplicity
strangely with the pompau- .,..
geratcd dedIcations of aIa..-,. .
inscription which mention Oh. ...
Ram-es the Great. The uYu.....
- wrapped IN rose coiorcI an5..
lnen OF a texture finer than "a. g..
Indian muslin, upon which .u,y-+
IRE strewn. One Of the baul- So.
pass across the shrouds to srr. tI.e.
place bears a hieratic in,criptIur -ft..
that this, the mummy Of R4a-r..
was concealed in a pit at "a tim. n..
1 foreign amy invaded Eeyur
There are, however, sever. f..
who relgncd IA thousand year, ..
Osiris, or HIM of the Rel Sea ST..
.. these. one was king R4-aen,.. ...
oi the latter Kings of the Ng~..r,4..
Dynasty. The mummy. wrat..
ihe usual shrouds Of fine l.nr. -..
closed In three wooden mumn...
disclosing the form Of the b.E ... ...
ting IN one another ike a me-, Of. ,.
Upon the lids of the three n..a.
cases are carved in high re1nef the ae..
and arms Of the King carved I'm hlulr..t
the grasps the cruz unsufr, au! f.. ..
left Is the sceptre. The arms r-t ...-
breast crossed. Above the t4oaf ...
IL carved the rovaI head .-..
with the W"i serpent, in gllt I..H. e
The coffin cases Is literally nu,p.pI I...
inside and outside, with iu-.rm..
and representations in yellow ~. ..
upon ollve-green ground rr..4..,
exclusively To the ItHt
the dead. The mummy and ..-.-
III perfect preservation.
King Aahmies | lAaI,~i-J. rnrt#.
Of the Eighteenth DyuaStE The m.m
Jay is inclo~ed in three plain So ....
mummy cases bearing the kIn,~ a...
1t was Aahme- ! ST.. ..
the shepherd King. out of E-.r.a
who suppressed the rebellion 200 \4.a
No :. King Ameuhotep |mcu.lI.
the second King Of the Eieht,r... %
nasty. 1t was this sovereign ssh. .....
tanned and enjoyed the fruit ut 'ue. ..
quest Of Aahmes /. The three m4a..
cases are IN the most wonderful -,...
preservation They are covered ...
and outside with the most cIu-... a..
ten and delicately-pencll.ei ln~rot...
III olive green, yellow and crane.
colors are H. bright aud fire.. A. #t..
artist brush had touched th,u H..
yesterday. The mummy ct-c- lr..
nlshed with a preparation which -..
them that peculiarly rich. o..-
pearance produced by 'Ae .l.I.- t 70
u The Japanese. The mIm...
is wrapped IN linen .hrouI- % A. ...-
imaginable texture. and he'll n. ..
BY CT pss bands Of pink muslin.
Several of the mummic- us. #s...-
and their children Wouiert. d..
cry truly. There Is something . ..
u the thought Of these ua.. n.. p
famous tour thousand year- a-. ..#
speaking as If from the grave O.. a""i
80 different from their owu "
If they know that "CIeopatr4 \~-..
has travelled 1000 mil 20 . g..
World, not even dreamed % IN
day
Enr g.. t.r.,r .. .