The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-28
MORE PHARAoHs COME TO LIGHT
Amenophis ii. Found in His Tomb at
Thebes With Seven Other Kings
MummieS.
From the London Times.


From the London Times.
Carlo, April As a sequel to his discov-
cry of the tomb of King Thothmes III. at
Thebes, M. Loret, director general of the
antiquities department, has discovered and
opened the tomb of Amenophis H.. a King
Of the eighteenth dynasty, who reigned
some 1,50o years B. c. The find is among
the most interesting ever made in Egypt.
as, although the jewelry, etc., were rified
from the tomb probably during the TWEEN
meth dynasty, the mummies Of Amenophis
and Of seven other kings are intact.
Inc tomb is entered by a steep inclined
gallery, which terminates in a well of
some twenty-six feet in depth, and, this
OBSTACLE surmounted, the entrance TO the
kings seDulchre is reached.
In the first chamber the body of a man
IS found bound TO a richly painted boat
ms arms and feet tied with cords. a n,ecA
OF cIoth stuffed as gag into his mouth
ana marks of wounds on the breast and
mead. In the next chamber are laid out
me bodies of man, woman and bow
None OF the ~ur bodies has been en-,
banned, but, oW ng to the dryness of the
atmosphere, are all in the most completa
stale Of preservation, with the fnat11ras
violent deaths, they have the appearance
OF being asleep. The hair upon each is lux-
uflant and the features resemble to n
marked degree those of the fellaheen Of
the present day. u
Inc Kings tomb is chamber of mar
innocent proportions, in perfect preserve
tioh' The roof which is supported h,.
MASSIVE square columns is painted a deem
o'ue' STUDDED with golden stars and the
fra1x
the colors OF which are as vivid as if laid
on only yesterday. At one end Of tbis
champer, IN an excavation sunken several
rect De;oW the level of the rest of thc
noOr' is the sarcoDhagus of the Kine
PIaceo upon q massive block of alabaster
Inc sarcophagus is of sandstone. artif-
clally co!ored bright rose hue. and CON
tains the mummy intact, with chaplets OF
bowers around the feet and neck
IN small chamber 70 the right are nine
mummies, two of them bearing no nerna
and the others those of the KINGS Thn+h
mes ~ Amenophis III. Set Nakht Seti
- supposed to have been the Pharaoh of
the ENodps), Rameses Nv, Rameses VI.
ana Rameses VIII. who all reigned he
tween about 1850 and 1850 B. c.
The tomb is that of Ameuophis TT for
whom it was built, and is supposed 10 have
been opened later to receive the mummies
VI Vie other kings, probably to save them
from violation.
The floors of all the chambers are COW
cred with mass of objects-statues
vases, wooden models of animals boate
etc, requiring immense care in SORTING
for removal
The Whole constitutes one of the most
Impressive sights that can be imagined
For the first time on record the BODY OF
an Egyptian king has been found in The
tomb prepared for him, as previously dts
covered royal mummes had been removed
from their tombs and secreted for safety
a DER ell Bahari.
Possibly this discovery of the bodies of
murdered victims in a kings tomb NAV
throw some light upon the vexed question
of human sacrifices which now divides
Psychologists.
The public works ministry has requested
Mr. Loret 10 remove only the smaller oh.
jects. and to leave the mummes and
bodies in their present place The en-
trance to the tomb will then be built M
unth next winter, when iron ratings may
be placed to prevent injury from touching
by visitors, while affording them the
unique sight of the lying in state of a king
who reigned over g. 400 years ago.