Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-17
4 GREAT DISCOVERY IN EGYPT.

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chronicle:
\ letter from Cairo 10 the Now YOrl
Tribune announces the discovery near
tho Temple OF liniasi, IN Egypt NJ 3
/ crypt containing mummies and manu-
script that have never before htcr
disturbed. The discovery il c0nsid.
errd NJ important ~ that In Der 81
Bahari IN ISL when the mummiCs III
Iiamcses the Great, the chief opprcss0i
! Of the Israolitea, nnd OF ThOtmes L.,
H., and ILL.,. Sc'i L., and mcnho,er
!. were recovered. Tho hidden tomhi
NJ Der Ell Bahari had been preyed upon
for ten years by the .iruwd ARb who
discovered them. lie hal opened
mummy case. ami sold jewels aud
manuscripts ~ travellers, aud many
manuscript. wefc destroyed. but
others werc drciphcrahle. These
manuscripts threw much light
upon the customs OF tho Egypt.
ians, their daily lie, aud the extent OF
their learning In medicine and law.
\ The historical references have never
been very useful, except 10 fix dates,
~ tile records are merely buasiings %
kings written IN the most iiorid style.
Truth about king was emothorcd.
The learned men Of Egypt formed a
vast organization for keeping
knowledge within the bounds they had
fixed. The discovery Of n subtcrrRneau
tomb OF crypt near the temple of Queen
Hatasu, Mt rhebcs. was made 10y an
Arab, who reported II 10 the Govern
ment, and received a proper reward for
his iaithfulncss. The temple stands
under bluff Of limestone Mt some de.
lance from the Nile. Near the temple
the opening Of perpendicular shaft In
the solid rock was found. This shaft
upon exploration proved to he - feet
deep, and Mt the bottom was adoDrNay
which had been walled up. The follow.
Ing description NJ the underground
chambers = from the Cairo letter;
passing through the doorway. the OK
plofcrs entered Lowell corridor running
north aud south, about 80 net long,
Prom this flight u stops led downward
about ~ fcet, and then came another cor
ridpr nearly ~ fost long At tho ends u
this second corridor were two nortunrv
chambers. sam % third corridor was
found. starting from the top NJ the stair
way and extending Tor 10 foot. The
muinmies wcro found piled about Ia all
parts OF these rooms und corridors IN such
a way NJ TO favor tho theory that they
were hastily removed thlthor from their
original resting place"
Up ~ February 10Th about one hun.
dtcd aud sixty mummics had been
moved 10 tho Bgulak Museum. IL Ia
the opinion Of the Egyptologisla who
are In charge Of the examination Of tue
mummles and manuscripts that the
most rcccut belong To this twcnty.fTst
dynasty. That dynasty was cstab.
lished ny n priest who possessed great
Influence. Many OF the mummie- are
those Of priests. About the corridors arc
hollow wooden Images containing man
uscripts, aud other anuscripis havo
been found upon piles NJ mummy case.
II Is believed that these writings weru
hidden 10y prlelts after the nuinmivs
were removed 10 tue underground
chambers. The nasty dlsp sal u the
mummy cases and manuscripts lads
to the conclusion that they were oriv-
inAlly deposited In the temple OF Hat.
n su aud removed before thrcltorOi
Invasion. The palnting on tho clsca,
although nj least 1000 years old. IL bril-
liant Ia color AMI apparently uu.
changed. Tho elaborate decoration
indicate that the dead were persons Of
consequence. The forms Of some OF the
mummy cases nrc new TO lsgyptolOgists
and new forms of hlerOglypliics appear
In the manuscripts. This may be nc.
counted for by the fact, recorded by
Rswllns0n, that Hcrhnr, Of the twenty.
flrst dynasty had formed alliances with
outside nations and hnd q wife OF Sem.
t.a aaHN. 81
hor was known ~ Shannon or son vi
AmmOn. II the new records can be-
deciphored, the history OF Egypt may
he rewritten. IL would be- u singular
aud interesting outcome, II at this late
day, all Of the Loot learning Of Egypt
should be restored.
The civilization OF ancient EgytA
had n vas, Influence upon the world,
chiefly through the captivity OF the
Israelites. Tins Egyptians devoted a
great part Of their energies and thelt
fortunes 10 preparations for n future
life. Their belief In the literal resur.
rectlon OF the body has Ind II influence
upon all religious beliefs. Whatever
modern antlqunrlans believe, they
have not respected the belief OF tho
Egyptians; for the Egyptian dead have
been scattered AMI destroyed Shin.
loads OF inummles having been brought
10 England aud the United States to
be ground into paint. The vast
cemeteries have been pIllaged for
relies OF the past. Still in,
resurrection Of the body II ono OF the
cardinal doctrines Of today. The
Egyptians held II necessary 10 aid I'm
that resurrection by preparing the
body for Il. The moderns hold that the
power which can raise the body 10 nm
Immortal llfe Il great enough 10 bring
together the scattered fragments after
dissolution. The belief In the resIr.
rection OF tho body was shared by the
lncas OF Peru ~ well NJ by the Egyp.
tinns, and Peruvian mummies are nj.
most ny common In our museums ms
those from the land OF the Nile. Tn, |
pyramids Of Mexico and the mummles |
OF Peru are the best evidences Vel
adduced tosh0w that there was former. |
~ u connecting land between Africa
aud America. The story Of tho lOst |
Atlantis came from Egypt, aud dis.
c0yefics In America 60 far toward con.
firming II. Tho question now il, aha |
the civilization OF Egypt have lts rise
la America or Africa? Are the pyrn.
mids OF Mexico older than the pyrn.
mids OF Egypi2 Are the munimie, Of
Peru oiuer than tue muinmi,s VI
Egypt