The Sunday herald., 1886-08-29
THE MUMMY or AOSEs's PIIAROAH.
The King Who Forced the Children OF Israel TO
Make Bricks without Straw.

on the 9th Of June, 1856, corresponding with the
IN day OF Ramadan 1898 OF the iegira N The pres
army OF occupation, OF the Director General OF the
Excavations and Antiquities of Egypt and repre-
mummies, which ih the printed catalogue bear the
numbers 5,22I and 1889, both discovered In the hid
roo room ns Known VI ash az he .sae copie" tut
The mummy numbered 5,22I was that OF the King
Sekenen-ra Ta-aken, (seventeenih Theban dynasty,
as shown by the Inscription, written In red Ink and
retouched with the brush upon the cover of his
mummy case. The Onter coverings removed, there
remained under our hands kind Of spindle Of stun
measuring about metre 81 centimeires IN length,
and slender that seemed inpOssiblei there should
be space enough inside i for q human body The
spices and adherng closely to The skin, they had to
be cut asunder with knife. whereupon the entire
back, and lying low to the left large wound run.
ming across the right temple little above the
acanty locks OF hair. The lips were wide open, and
contracted into circle from which the front teeth,
gums, and tongue protruded, the latter beinR held
features, f0rciby distorted wore very evident ex.
preston OF acute suffering. more minute examl
one, apparently innictedby maceor hatchei, had
cl0ven the left cheek and broken the lower Jaw, the
side teeth being laia bare Ine oIher hidden BY the
tho wound over the left brow. A downward hatchei
stroke had here split OIL an enormous splinter OF
,iOn Of the brain must have escaped. The position
and appearance OF The wounds make It possible to
stances OF This last scene OF the Kings liie sruck
nrst upon the Jaw. Ta-aken fell 10 the ground.
His foes then preciptaied themselves upon him,
and, by the infctOn OF two more wounds, de.
stroke on The top Of the head, and the otner lance
know that Ta AIKEN fought against ine Shepherds
& e., the sO.called .iiyks0s'' Invaders, who ruled
Egypt 70, ahSn S. 600 SslTs but @ M now We M ao
evidently victorious In the struggle, which took place
over the c0rpse 0f their leader, or they wonld moi
.lAl
the Held. Being then and there hastily embamed,
| II was conveyed TO Thebes. where II received The
81 ~ hgse ns s exps , no, only
lar fashion Of liz embalment Ta-aken was about
forty years Of age at the time OF his DEATH lie was
tall, slender and, to Judge by wbat remains Ut the
muscles OF the shoulder and thOraX, he must have
been q singalarly powerful man. lis head was
black, curly hair, worn In long locka. The eye wa.
large and deep set, the nose straight and broad al
the bridge The cheek bones were prominent, the
law was massive, the mouth OF middle size, some
teeth covered with line enamel. The ears are gone,
taehe. I'a-aken had been shaved on the very morn
ing OF the battle. Take HIM altogether he miisl
the I present dy and have belonged 10 ra@e ieS,
mingled with foreign elements than that Of the
Harnesses family.
OF Secti !, second King OF the 18Th Dynasty, AMI
father Of Harnesses aa tehtiied by the 0rcia
year Of Pln0lmon inscribed upon the I'D. The
arrangement Of various winding and bandagel
was the same IN upon the mummy OF Rameses IL
Al about midway Of the total thickness OF the wrap
pings there occurred two lines Of hieraiic Inscription
In black INK stating that 'in The year the seCOn,
month 0f Pert the season Of seed ilmel, the ak
teenlh day was the day OF recoihing the King Men
ma ra seoti u, 10 whom he lie, health, and str
Another Inscription, written on one OF the amalle
bandages, adds that the linen used for The King
wrappings was supplied by the First Prophet o
OF the latest restoration Of the Kings Itinerary trap
pilgs. The body presens much the same appear
ance AZ that OF Harnesses H. II In long, neshless
yellOwblack color. and has the arms crossed upOI
the breast. The head was covered with a mask o
line linen, blackened with btumen, which II wa
necessary to remove with the scissors. NJ Alexan
Dire Barsani, upon whom that delicate operation
deyolyed removed this shapeess lnass. ana brough
!. TO view the most beautful mummy hea,
ever seen within the walls OF the Inuseum
The sculptoTs OF Thebes and Abydoa Ill,
not natter the Pharaoh when they gave him tina
delicate, sweet, and smiling profile which is III,
admiration Of travellers. After lrpae Of thirty tw,
which characterized the features Of the living man
J Most striking OF all, when compared with III,
mummy OF Harnesses II, In the astonishing resem
blance between the father and sOn. The nose
mouth chin, In short, all the features, are the same
but In the father they are more refined, inielli
son. Sfli J., u, 4s y was, tee idealized type o
kameais H. lie must have died vi an advanced age
The head IL Ahaven, the eyebrows are white, iht
condition OF the body points 70 considerable more
than three-sc0re years OF life, thus confirming tht
opinion OF the learned, who have attributed long
GUS. Notwithstanding the knoily state OF the fingers
which bear evident traces Of g0ut. The mouth II
filled with some KIND OF paste, but the lwO.teeii
which are Visible are white and well preserved