The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-14
N R0T'L IONBS
0F ANCIENT EGYPT
0he More King of the First
Dynasty Discovered.
ON THE SITE OF ABYDOS
Excavations are Down Only TO
the Eighteenth OyStanCy.

subscribers 10 the Egypt Exploration
Fund took place in London on Friday,
November :. in Burlington house. and
had special interest for the numerous
American subscribers TO the Fund, mas
much as Sir John Evans. President Of
the Society. was able TO announce the
formation Of q general committee in Bos-
ton This year in America is also mark
ed by some prospect Of extending the
interest in the Fund 10 Colorado
The report of the Treasurer. Mr.. Csr1e-
her. Of the British Museum, was encour-
aging, and the proceedings were rem
dered especially interesting by the two
addresses OF the President ana Of Prof.
Flinders Perie. Sir John Evans began
his address with a warm tribute 10 the
late Mrs. F. Lleyellyn Grinths. well
known IN Auerica as the close friend OF
Miss Amelia 3 Edwards, and as a re-
markable worker in the dcld OF Egypto-
lcgy. most especially. perhaps, as ths
author OF the Atlas Of Ancient Egypt
Or. j. r. Gladstone and Mr.. Abraham
BTaWOrth were also spoken Of as among
the generous supporters Of the Fund
removed by death. This chropicle Of
losses was closed by tribute TO the
services Of Charles @. Loring Of Boston.
and Of the Rev. f. A. a. Hoffman OF
the Episcopalian Theological College Of
New York
In reviewing the years work. Sir John
first death with Professor Petries dis
coveries among the Royal Tombs and the
Temenos of osiris, At or near Abydos.
The results published for the most part.
yielded one more name to the list Of
kings before the First Dynasty; and
many worked fints or various shapes
had gone 10 illustrate this prehistoric
period in the museums Of England and
America. A special extra publication de-
failing work carried out by Messrs. Nc
liver and Mace~at Fl Amrah and Abydos
vas also announced, and the great activ-
fly at present displayed throughout the
civilized world IN matters Psychological
as pointedly dEcIt upon. Next Sir John
spoke of the Archaeological Survey, and
OF Mr.. Pavies facsimile work. which
has this year supplied important omis-
sions il the given connection 70 lne
scenes of the tomb Of Merry Ra. the larg-
est and finest in the northern cliff near
Tell el-Amarna. Mr. Dawes also visited
Thebes. and secured a complete record
Of the important tomb of a Theban mag
nate, Aba. This tomb and the small
ones Of the southern group. are the sub
feet OF the first volume Of DER elGabrawl
in the publications Of the Survey The
second volume viii give the remaining
tombs idenudcatiors by an expert ar.
Eoulenger) OF the fishes there sculptured.
and q chapter by Mr.. Crum on the Cop
tic grafiu This VIII clear the docket
OF the Survey It's next years memoir
IS already far advanced and Of ex-
certional interest because OF its display
OF che art of the hereto period in an
its straugeaess A strong appeal for
more adequate support for tbs depart
ment of the work was then in order.
Sr John next turned To the labors and
publications OF the Graeco-Roman Branch
a6verting 20 the large volume of Tebtu-
rs Papyrl just placed in the hands OF sub
scrbers as representing their subscrip-
ton for the years 10000 and ls3l-02.
eve are indebted. he said. TO the Uni
versity Of California. which provided
the funds Tor the excavation. for the
excavation. for the necessary number Of
volumes car an agreed price, TO supply
our subscribers. These papyri were OBJ
tanned from the wrappings Of mummihed
crododUes disinterred al Umu el-Bara-
get in the Fayum ard DIS Grenfen ard
Hunt enjoyed the help of Ar J. O.. Smy-
II in their displacement. The docu-
meuts ranged from Ie9 10 80 &. ca few
coming down 70 3. G. S. There were
thsee fragments Of anthologies or epi-
grams. and an extract from the second
book Of the IIald (eishty lines}; but the
bulk Of the volume consisted Of political
and economical documents of the later
PtoIemaIc period. ordinances OF Euer-
getes j. and Softer H., Official letters
end local petitions OF these last one
concerned q burglary by which robe
and tunic belonging To the petitioner
mother were felouiously Appropriated.
The were valued AT one talent 4eoo
drachmas and III 4 400 drachmas. Strange
IS il may seem. there were dining-clubs
in those 5ays. Of the accounts Of which
portions were forthcoming. The mem
hers at each~dlnner were usually about
twenty IN number. and eacn paid llo
drachuae. exclusive of wine. bread. and
garlands The names of the guests, u.s.
uauy about four. are Eiven on a separate
fist Finally, after reference 10 APP
pendix H. with IT'S conclusion that. for
the second century 3. G. The accepted
view that the ratio of silver TO a cop
per drachma was 10 10 I must yield 70
a ratio varying from 5o8 10 20 $50 10 1.
and. after intimadng that this newly IS
tabl.shed ratio would make the petition
ers valuation OF his mothers stolen at
tre a less exorbitant one. Sir John o.
faral7 rae rsr,r-~a r-rfr ~fn-z m the learned
decipherers Of these paoyri. II may not
be amIss 70 advert here TO the circum-
stance that the generous American sub
scriptions to the Fund nave not been At
al propurtlonatelv given 90 the Graeco-
Roman branch. The value Of these pa
pyri 70 classical learning Is 81 great that
II seems u1t unreasonable 70 expect those
Interested IN the classics TO come forward
generously In the future.
The third volume OF the Cxyrhynchus
Papyri was announced for publication il
July next. II VII contain portions Of Two
Odes by Pindar. a large fragment OF Me-
nsnder-s Kolax. Two mines. one party
IN verse. fragment Of the 'Cesu ~
Julius Africanus concerning a NS- Of
Homers odyssey found hy him in Pal
ss-ine. a fragment OF Plato .GorgLss
and Of the HAD and also q fragment
I - Baruchs Apocalypse IN the GreeS
original now first brought TO light IS
[ II source from which the current sy-
/ risc version is derived.
There followed a review Of changes in
; sztant Exyptoiogieal museums so which
r ght be appended the organization under
Mr. Lythgoe OF an Psychological depart