The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-15

NUMBER a.
pretty love stories. Mltsuni vaS I
famous hunting ground and Ameno-
iphts mighty Nimrod, who 10 credited
on scarat@us with hundred liono
slatn by his own hands. IN ouo of
these expeditions he had met Thl or
Thna, Dushratta's daughter, fallen 10
love with her and auboeQueutly mar.
rled her. In the other case the came
Dashratta pleads the case OF Maue. HE
brothers grandson, for the hand al the
daughter Of Amanophts Nv. Alasl
even Ia those old days hearts veFe
bought With gold, for Dushralta NOT
only sets forth HE own regard NJ
AmenophIs As reason Why Mano
should be allowed 10 vlsit his daueh.
ter, but sends him gold and rlch 6lfts
anu iniimatcs that II Ameuophlo VIII
only consent TO the maErtaxe oaill
richer gifts and gold galore will follow.
We do not know whether DushrAQte
was successful, but the aualoelee from
that day to this would indicate that Ia
all probability MAno made Triumph.
ant tour from Babylonia to Tall Et.
Amarna With his camels loaded down
With ivory, gold, sweet spicee Ond Pre-.
ct0us STONES, aud carried o6 his swarthy
bride OF the Mile.
There are also 10 this notable collec.
tt0n letters from the ruler of Alsshls.
an unknown country, and numerous
reports froM Egyptian governors ae
Sldoo, Jafta, Ascalon aud other places
on the Phontctau coast aud In the 10.
terror of Palestine, written In tho
Babytontan language, showing that Il
was the polite language al the time
and that the domination Of Egypt In
that day was far extended. Prot. Jas.
trow, who contributes 10 tho Nation 4
detailed description Of the flnd, u In
clined 10 the belief that It IL ouly the
beginning Of most Important raveia-
lions concerning the carly history Of
and Egypt, aud says:
Thcro is ltttlo reason to question now
hat the soil Of Egypt contains further
treasures, such as have been found ut
Tell El-Amarnn. Tho discovery OF
his remarkable correspondence is q
'lch In tho promises tt holds out for
he future as In tho direct gain which
'esutts from It.. A few years ago sev.
'ral cylinders inscribed with cuuel-
orm characters were found In Egypt.
which upon examination, proved 10 be
documents deposited by the great
Nebuchalnezzsr Ia the sixth century
while In Egypt, In commcm0ration OF
,ls campatgn against tho land Of the
Nile. Between tho days Of Burma.
,urtah and those Of Northumberland
he contact between Mesopotamia and
Egypt, now more close, now less 30.
aow ola friendly, now OF a hostile
.haracter, was never entirely broken.
We may confidently look forward to
'aving one day tn our possession toI-
'rebiy comptoto records Of this con.
act.
Aside from the historical, -ReoRraph-
cal and chronological value of these
documents now coming 10 tho light OF
lay after their sleep Of 5000 years I'm
egyptian mounds there Is q peculiarly
on1an,ic interest connected with their
discovery. They bring US face to face
With the men and women who lived In
he days Of Abraham and Jacob. The
Aryan race had hardly begun lis
reat mIgrations TO India and
europe when these letters were
'ritten. The Teutons were savsges
banning about their huge forests In
kins of wild beasts. II fs doubtful
'hether tho English Islands were pop.
Intcd at nll. Greece was unknown.
,r her traditions do not run back 10
hat time. Old Homer had not ye,
aug his immortal epics. Romolus
nd Romns had not suck led the wolf.
'he great Caesars were not born. The
'eaith, refinement, and civilization Of
he world wero consolidated within
hnt comparatively small area through
'hich flowed the Nile on tho ono hand
nd tho Euphratcs an Tigris on the
ther. And now, after 5000 years have
assed away, these little bricks with
heir caneiform Inscriptions appear
mong the railroads, mboats, teie.
raphs, telephones and fast malls OF
day to tell US that although the ma
rial world advances aud human skill
nd knowledge increase human nature
,mains the same.
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