The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
A MANUSCRIPT BY MOSES.

IN EELEE, Sep. A-Fo- several
ILL years German preacher from
I'm the towr cf wa1e-osl Aas been
LIZ 81 work personally ard
through native agents. n col
iecsing ancient manuscripts ara coins fCor,
The excavations IA Palestine TIE preach
er's 1azzse Is B-uezseleaca ard he has jus.
published little monograph giving the 49,
suit o. his !aoo-s. The publication has a.
tracted wide attention among aFchaeola-
gists and scientific men. for the reason
shat the discoveries which BraesSale bach
claims TO have made. And which seem 20 Re
authenticated b tAe facts. are the mes.
important, made IN many years Tia fIIzsss
possess ether than scholarly interest. As
they nearly all relate 70 Bible RIstory.
The NOS, important % The discoveries
reissed BY S-Uesssiha-a Is that O. a ;fazn,1-
script supposedly written or Meses bins-
self TIE margin bears the name q Moses
ard the writing relates % me subjects
treated in tire early books % re Bible
~1ic1 nave coma down - Us as the books
OF Moses IL the explorer can prove tbs
accuracy OF his hsifes IN the Angus, All
tnorsasp OF the manuscript whica as has
uEearthei. IL VIII 5e studied with sg,Ar~s.
as one or the oldest and probably me most
valuable specimen Of e4riy writing n ex-
istsnce
The tragmss. is remarkably well pre-
served and appears 70 he made from the
skin cf some aquatic animal probably the
hippcpota mus or Nlls-aoFss- L IS vel
lowisE brown In color. ersnxled aad dry
with age. The tsree drawings oa Il are
done In black ink. and. rs Interpreted BY
taa slscovsre-. apparently refer 70 the Ia
Soys o. tie easlaved Zsrsesites IN Egypt
The Bible story runs Exodus l. lilo:
They Cine Egyptians} set over them tshe
ls-asiltss) tzsknasters 30 awlict them
with their burdens. And they balls for
Pharaoh store cities, Ptthzu and
RaansaA Ard thu Egyptians made the
children OF Israel - serve with rtgor
And they made their lives bitter VITA
hard bondage IN mortar and In brick and
in all manner Of service In the field
The story Told In the Manuscript.
The first plcture OF the recovered man
uscript shows I Jewish maiden milking q
COW. referring 70 the labors with cocks
and herds. Above is pack saddle with
its two gtrths, reference 10 the work Of
transport There IS also an Egyptian
eagle. drawn exactly as Il is found on
tina Egyptian monuments. The second
picture Is that of TWO Isfaeiees holding
up large wtanowiag frame. an slIQstga-
eAot1 VI ktiCls l3oLTS III tGe STAKE SrAE1Fk@S
established by Joseph. The Semitic tyne
OF the two men - characteristics and ua-
m4stakaole. The third picture IS that os
the foot OK d pyramid o. the base Of
fertilization wall. a specimen OF the labor
Of br!chma king and bullG!ing. in which ths
captives wers employ ed Upon the col
umn Is perched 4 hawk. the hawk and
eagle being sister symbols OF upper aud
lower Egypt
While the pictures are interesting, the
most important part OF the papyrus is the
inscription across the top. X is written
IL ancient script. hitherto unknown. but
50 primitive as 10 approach very closely
to the hierog-yphc stage. Il IS translated
by the discoyerer: Their yearatng FOR
freedom from the oppEeSsor Is full; their
long continued s.ns cry unto Thee.
O God" Whether or not the inse-pTets-
ton is accurate. the sentiment Is a proper
one 10 erlanate from him who succeeded
in giving the Israeiites their desired free
dom.
Found In the Ruins Of Leschfch.
The ngst five books OF the Bible have
always been known as The Five Books