The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11

. SsO9 Nv lubuo Nv ~ FTBnCn bAuiOI0T IN
q Remarkable Tomb Whose Contents Are Of
p pfSss o%GReSssnfiS ., k n; t1ISS9ass d 1N M Mo ETSpt tas
government, has Just forwarded to his brother,
~ Y. Henri Dc Mors1p Of this cit, partlcuiarF Of
%coyeries that has evcr, been made. They dc;
posed to have Feirnod $500 b. g.. or almost
81 do not intend to correct nil the erroneous
statements contained in the Netu York Herald
a%rtiele. but l will give . few points to show how
THE suN y, april T.. Any. other Attributed to
tomb OF cremation apart from. numerous
archaio objects. only a few burnt bones of tho
OG TSo T TeSd iSa'i h .Sp pRS TSs n n m5h ssaGscs do Nor;
S SnS Is SS SoSS Of IL the % creates! Egyptian ? sxp DEG ,So
famous pyramids of Dahchour and after q num-
Der of explorers had failed, entered the under
Ill, King Amenemhat w. and Princess Naub-
Mr.. Henri dc Morgan said Of these state
msnts: THE mummy OF King Amenemhat
LII; was v1 never found 3 His pyramid, the south
the site Of ,h%monomhst Tvs pyramid. it has
Mr.. do Morgan continued: Following the
Herdtd's description, we read:
During the greater part OF last year he (Mr. J. do
historic man psi" in sP the Nris s valieS. un nS In n that sssd portion ri Pr Of
the valley formed by the bend OF the Nile, between
records pertaining to early Egyptian history that
sSys yst e ssn, found q, on. F ,,ms t n &c. records ss'rsn,s i Gsss%s
t%ss o ASyaSs was a.. the ,sn, Sa pt a. q ET sSI a, and thee the city :,
which tradition speaks. some time previous to Mr..
de Morgan's last visit to this prehistoric city. NJ. Anne.
the royal sepuiture, but the Inscription was OF such
an snc,ent character that Egg ptologists were unable
also found what was supposed to have been a iist OF
kings. and which has since been named the Table OF
This Is taken substantially, if not entirely,
from THE SUN of April A. where we read:
"Their attention vas especially devoted to the study
Of pFsh in shs I %aq,s Te fnsmSd b By the The S Sena V 81 ssc
ME between Theees and Abydos have been e1humed
During the ancient empire. before The6es
had established her supremacy. Ahydos seems
city has obtained Sss% Ia w reriid SaGlsn fame AMONG nasps; sc ihSil.
ars through the two lists Of kings, known as the
Mariette. It is in Abydos that the Oldest tradition
D D.,SSSo the tomb t1. Of 3 Osiris ,o.,s ,:,, It , was in Nv this 4
Amelineau some royal sepultures Of such an archaic
gists.
Let us continue the NctD York Herald yer.
sion Of the Negadah, discoveries. Under the
Continuing bis sonndings and study Of tho
along the Valley Of the Nile until he reached 4
mound attracted his attention. . . Finally.
on one, side an opening was made, which was
way. De Morgan. followed By Prof. wiede-
mann n and d the sn rest OF the party ttyy' then her, entered tered It
passagewaya descended down into subterranean
depths. Galleries extended Mt various angles.
Of Thousands OF years Of decay. The dim light
which penetrated through the doorway revealed
the distanco could iu be Op seen d" the SI faint e'o out.
lines Of a standing colossus. Strange and awful
only by the %footfaiiis Of the explorers and their
whispered instructions to those following.
Slowly they passed through the rows Of won
bottom the walls were covered with hero.
surface were outlined tho figures Of men and
animals that had lived and died 5000 years be-
characters Of warriors. different from anything
seen in other tombs. stood out in ,bas-relief. and
the images Of children kneeling. kneeling as IL
In fear, appeared here and there on the sides Of
Ticking the main aisle: they followed It by
rooms. each containing many objects. In the
centre OF each were placed saraophaRi contain;
around them were scattered many objects OF
the utmost antiquity. There were a number Of
elsfieds i n wntt de has HnG and if here fu nnd there In fr sex.
ments Of bronze statues lay in the dust,
All this is mostly borrowed from Mr.. J; do
saisEe$ pn to then sSe P Hesaias s:,s S,sa @HS's'' tsnog.
Mound II U "a snS'f ho az ; 2aff swing hs't 70 Fl. II.
. s%sn.tvs, ssp !. no. W siric,lv ! eo s&y inyTs Tent g@nt the
sfp,0s SCENE Is Of 9'i the ssf' dissso S"srer'' sounding tne %pf The
ground and at last striking the entrance to tho
tomb is to a great extent adapted from the
the time in THE NEW York Sun and the Ne,o
York Times; Harpsr's. SC. with a reminiscence
Of the celebrated finds Of royal mummies at
THE dramatic entrance of tho exploring
party, including Prof. A. Wiedemann OF Bonn.
into the reoessess of this tomb that was dark
and emitted a foul odor Of centuries Of sealed
up air. Is but n romance. The excavations were
done in the open air. amidst the sand and dust,
and under a burning sun; AS to the characters
was no colossus either. so the Herald
scribe had to borrow from the Gizeh museum
at DaRchour in 1894. in order to make a central
solumns, no doubt he had in mind those that he
arc taken from Upper Egypt: Asst the strange
seen in other tom6s,' the Herald archeologist
had to go to Persia.
there. With tho illumination Of torchlight he
takes the confident reader within twenty
one rooms. each containing many objects.
describe. but still In his fertile mind there is
such an abundance of mummies that each room
30 ploElu Cu u oiD. al"1gb Wv many uiuO-
termined objects of utmost antiquity. even frng-
ments of bronze statues Mr.; J. de Morgan
speaks only of a brass nail and few bras thread
fragments that is immaterial to the Herald
archRoloRist.
THE Herald continues, under tho title of
The Central Room in this way: From ono
room to another the explorers went until they
discovered a central room. In the centre, upon
a pedestal of solid rock, rested a single huge sar-
cophagus. Around 1t, crudely carved In ivory.
were the forms of fishes and dogs In strange and
Rrotesque shapes. Near the feet were the re-
mains Of what appeared to have been q nam.
moth lion, made of countless pieces OF ivory
mysteriously put together. Tho sides of tho
room were covered with inscriptions of 9. period
SO remote that Interpretation Is impossible. At
the head of the great sarcoDhaRus and facing it
was n life.size statue of n man carved in wood.
1.-THE explorers then opened tho sarcophngus
and exposed to view tho inner mummy case.
which was covered with hieroglyphics. So i'm
portant was this discovery that no attempt was
made to open the mummy case for fear the
body. coming in contact with the air after being
sealed up for 80 many centuries, would at once
crumble into dust. The sarcOphagus was again
closed and sealed, after which 1t was prepared
for removal TO tho museum at Gizeh, whore tho
body will be carefully unwrapped.'
The central room Is the true gem OF this
4 A 4 tIat Ia 800 4. ~ ~. ,ntn1 ann thnrn