Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-29
An Oriental FeaSt-GiriS and Horses
that DAnee-FiTe Days in the
Desert-Miragc-KOsseir = The
Red Sec.

I a - 80 nav - EAlA u IN
that its inhabitants, for convenience
and more efficient defense, bull
their houses within the walls Of the
Temple Enclosures.
| Cropping out OF the mound her,
and there several small Temples or,
visible, and in their midst the great
fame Of Isis-at least, antiquarie.
claim that this beautiful structure
was dedicated 10 that goddess. In
size the ruins Of Denderah are much
inferior to those Of Karnak, Lougsor
or EdfOu- There are striking exam.
pies Of sumptuousness in architect.
ure, and elegance, grace, preci-
sion, variety Of ornament in
the sculptuTed hieroglyphics, and
IN the exquisite sculpture
lavished upon the female figures
of the chief Temple, which are 50
extremely well executed that one
author (Dr. RicharisOn) SAYS:
"1hey do all but speak, anu have a
niidness OF feature and expression
that never was surpassed.'' This
Temple Is the finest in all Egypt.
| Approaching the Temple we notice.
first of all, that elegant EEyptian
device, the winged globe, painted in
| strong cOlJTs, and which necessarily
brings 10 mind the sublime phrase
ology OF Scripture: "rhe sun of
righteousness shall rise with healing
in his wings," especially as il Is
gracefully poised al0ft on a blue
ground as if in the azure sky.
The centuries which have elaT,Scd
have scarcely affected the mag
nificence Of this beautiful Temple.
We descend n short flight Of stairs,
rs the floor Of the Temple IS below
the present level of the surrounding
country, and enter the portico. forty
two feet high. Here we are in the
midst Of twenty-fOur columns in
three rows, each column above
twenty-five feet in circumference.
upon which are carved hierD-
glyphics. However, when one has
cirCumscribeu ten or a dozen col-
umns, an impression is formed that
these ''hOly carvings" represent a
ritual, confession o! faith. on litapy.
After having listened to frequent
Catholic Gt1uits. the manifold le-
iterations Of ''kyric Eleisou-, Of 4
the Greeks and the ''Allah Akhhar'' /
lGod Is created, which have heard |
hity and even ole hundred Arabs |
repeat two hundred and three hum /
dred times in an hour, bowling each 1
time or vOcifeTatiug. "God i Cod /
and MOhammed is the APOSTLE 4
OF Coo" anu noticing now I
in this temple the emblems Of Isis
and Osiris, alternating with car
touches, snakes, the emblems Of
wisdom, and Egyptian vultur,s.
Of mOtherly love and nm
lection, ore feels like interpreting
The characters about thus, "The
Gods are Eternal" Osiris is Wise.
his Spirit will Guide our Souls. ,,
so Isis, Show Mercy, have Com
passion upon US" anu 50 on. scores
Of times on each column, and there
are twenty-four OF such. The ton
OF each column is surrounded bv
the sculptnred face Of Isis. each
column having four faces. one 10
zach cardinal point, which design
IS called technically Isis Quadri-
irons.
On the ceiling Of the portico is a
Iodine TO which l will refer later
The Sekos or inner court Of the
.emple has many rooms or arart-
nents, the walls of which are
adorned with figures relating 10 :
'eligiOn and astronomy. These !
'ooms are lighted 10y small perpen-
iicular holes cut through the i'm. 6
nense flags, Of which the flat roof
5 constructed. Straight ahead is
he sanctuary, or holy Of HOLES. 10 i
'hich there Is only one entrance,
'cross which probably once hung a I
'ostly curtain or veil, richly en-
'roidered with representations of !
dolls. Many Of the arrangements !
emind one Of the Bible dissertation $
I the Tabernacle and Temple Of !
erusalem. Z
Through n small apartment, n q
orridor We ascend a flight Of 4 |
or more low, broad, com T
lrtable STEPS. We are now in a !.
haft Of small inclination, rs If in
he solid rock, as the joints are very )
eat. Here, l imagine, the High =
'riest, after eXacting 4 covenant l
ON the worshipPers. slowly mounts c
ne stairs, followed by shaveu- Z
eaded priests, who chant monotou. !
lsly TO the tune of cymbals and .
arps, carrying offerings Of globes L
nciTcled with snakes, or COWS l
orns, lotus flowers, little boats. 2
raduated sticks, mitred cobras.s ste. L
{ least | gather this idea from, The e.
on the walls OF this o.
Oble stair gallery. Next see b
lem on the roof, under the p
zen heaven, defeating unto "
le gods their labors and the %
ierings they are about to make y
lire, waving perfume or sprink- u
NC. The rest Of the tale we read e'
small chambers on the roof where |.
ales and females allow themselves Ill
be blessed, bound, and have oil
hives driven Into their foreheads. al
ouldeFs, breasts. bowels and &C
ighs. Animals, too, are butchered g
III piled upon affairs. Then pre- IN
me the offerings were Offered TO "
c deities after being burned. I'll
asted or solder, and the vegetables az
On another corner Of ia
c roof is miniature temple. VI
'enty feet square. The architraves III
e supported by columns surmount- or
by Isis QuadrifrOns. This small vi
nipple, 1t has been suggested, was Is
e repository Of books. astronomical Ba
struments and was also the Oh 10
This defective description OF
m making after my second visit wi
the temple, during which the IN
81 OF Hassan and Hussein was an
Ing celebrated some miles away. OF
lere was no guide or guardian IN
annoy me with his many bomb an
ic explanations. and so | exam co
ID the grand ruins thoroughly,
.nuing also some hours in small. di,
ROW, mysterious underground OBJ
ssages. Was | in the ..secret bu
ambers" 10 which the New Te- vi.
ment refers Were these the Va
where sacred crucodiIes ms
lis and ibis were embalmed, or sta
! ZIG beaJAtcNsco VI tue b1-llle. lea
re these perhaps dungeons where OF.
Tins Of priestly rage, after being In
Ixed into the temple, were thrown, ar,
be forgotten forever? In aw
upper walls also small sb:
leries, three feet squsre by ten to ras
cen long, have been reserved in goS
walls, concealed skilfully by sor
mes sliding in grooves, and orna- on
nted like the others, and, more a
II, cut in such shape that it seems it /
marvel the modern explorers ever we
covered the entrances, as the jar
< or key-stones when adjusted an,
dIy admit 3 knitting needle ia no,
joints. l looked upon these we