The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-13
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of linenapp,ared. The mummy seemed
to diminish aud reveal its form under orr
fingers. Some of the wrappings were in.
scribed VII legends aud groups in black
ink, notably the God Amen enthroned.
with line of hierogIyphics below, stat
ing that this baudage was made aud Of
fered by devotee of the period, or.
perhaps. by q princess of the blood
royal: "The Lady Songstress of Amen
Ia, King of the Gods, Tait-aat- Maui.
daughter of the First Prophet of Amen.
Piankhi in order that the God Amen
should accord her life, health and
strength.
Two pectoral ornaments were laid in
the folds of the wrappers, one of gilt
wood, bearing the usual group of Isis
and Nepthys adorin.s the sun the other
i'll pure gold, inscribed with the name of
lsameses. I'LL One last wrapper of stiff.
ened canvas, one last winding sheet of
red linen, aud then q great disappoint.
ment, keenly felt by the operators; the
face of the king was coated with q COM
pact mass of bitumen which completely
hid the features. At 11:2O His High
ness the Khedive, left the hall of mum
mics.
The WORK was resumed in the after.
noon of the same day, and on Thursday
morning, the Sd of June, fresh examin-
alton of the bandages revealed iuscrin.
lions upon two of them. The first is
dated the year TX, the second the wear
x. OF the High Priest Pinotem ]. The
tarry substance upon the face of the
mummy being carefully attacked with
the scissors was detached little by little.
and the features became visible. Thew
are less we'll preserved than those of
Rameses H., yet they can to q certain
extent be identified with those of the
portraits of the concueror. The head
face are closely shaved and show no
trace of hair or beard The forehead.
without being lofty or very broad. is
better proportional and more intellectual
than that of Rameses H. The brow.
ridge is less prominent, the cheekbones
are less high, the nose is less hooked,
the chin and jaw are less heavy. The
eyes appear to be larger, but it is not
possible to be certain of this last point,
the eyelids having been removed and the
cavities of the eyeballs stuffed with rags.
The ears are closer to the head than
those of Rameses IL and they are
pierced in like manner for the reception
of earrings. The mouth is dispropor-
tionately wide, and the thin lips reveal O
row of white andwell- placed teeth. The
first molar on the right side appears to
have been broken, or to have been worn
away earlier than the rest In short,
Rameses Ill. is like smaller imitation
of Rameses II. The physiognomy is
more delicate, and above all, more intel
ligent; but the height of the body is less,
the shoulders are less wide, and the
strength of the man was inferior. What
he was himself in his individual person
as compared with Rameses IL, so was
his reign as compared with Rameses III.
His wars were not fought in Syria or
Ethiopia, but at the mouths of the Nile
and on the frontiers of Egypt. His
buildings were of poor style and of
hasty construction. His piety was as
pompous as that of Rameses H., but his
resources were more meagre. His vanity
was, however, as boundless, and such
was his supreme desire to copy in all
things the example of his illustrious
predecessor, that he gave to his sons the
names of the sons of Rameses H., and
almost in the same order of birth
The two mummies, replaced in their
glass cases, will henceforth be exhibited
with their faces uncovered, like the
of King Plnotem and the
priest Nebsouni. ...