The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-13
REMARKABLE MUMMY is FOUND
Egyptian Monarch Who Lived $500
Years Ii. c. Is Discovered.

EGYPTIAN Monarch Who Lived $500
Years d. c. Is Discovered.
Two most extraordinary Egyptian mum
mics were exhibited by e. Dufaur at the
rooms of the Marylebone Antiquarian So
ciety in the Marylebone road. One of
them-they both having been discovered in
lower Egypt in the course Of the recent
campaign-was remarkable for its size and
extraordinary weight. On its head was a
crown composed of "copper" with a gold
covering shaped in pieces resembling
plates and buttons having decorations Of
leaves and fruits. On the case containing
the body were painted figures resembling
those OF the zodiac. A nearly undeciph-
cradle Greek inscription was also on it.
Between the folds of the dress was found
a piece of papyrus. with an Inscription
which gave the name Of the dead monarch
as Pentemenon
The mummy in it's wrapper weighed 1850
pounds. Its length was feet inch. the
head was abnormally large and the Shout
ders very broad. Next the dress was
found an outer cloth covered with paint
ings and hieroglyphcs. which denoted
that the original was one of the royal
house OF Egypt some $500 years B. c.
Next came more wrappings, and then a
close garment of samite. fastened around
Tue ilech ny d sailor knot. beneath this
again were some finer bandages, like nap
kins Next came four Egyptian tunics of
kind of linen. with sleeves. and woven
without any joints. These were fixed 20
the body at the neck and ankles by some
stun of bituminous nature. Next came
bandages placed Iengthwise from the
head to the feet. with cross bands: four
large pieces of linen came next rolled
round and round the body The sixth en-
velope was formed of transversal bands
of yellow color, from the bitumen in
which they had been soaked. After this
10 similar wrappers. Next an envelope
saturated in black btumen, and, finally
next to the skin, a thin shirt of the finest
linen The toes were wrapped up separ-
ately, the arms and hands were laid
straight down alongside the body.
Inc mummy was male and looked
about % years old. The length was ) feet
inches The breast and part of the 1h-
domen were gilt over. The body was fi;l,d
with black balsam. No manuscript was
round. The legs had been covered in
black balsam. The unrolling of the body
TOOK three hours and no less than 9 $40
square feet of linen were taken off IT, The
hands were long and perfect: the fingers
well made, with gilbert nails; the ears
entire and the nose, which had been cat
open when the body was embalmed IN or
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The fact looked almost alive, and the hair
was perfectly preserved. very fine AMI
what is unusual in Egyptians of the rure
breed--a little curled. On the left side, te-
10" the ribs. was an opening by which
the balsam had been introduced into the
body. Under the cloth which covered tn,
face below each eye. and on the ball of
the cheek. gold plate was found with
the representation of an eye and it's lids
fac
wire run through and behind the teeth.
was another plate, with picture or rep-
resentation of a tongue placed perpen-
dicularly to the closing of the lips which
were fast shut and secured by wires
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