The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
ANCIENT KINGS TOMB FOUND
Report on the Work Of the German Orient
Society.

Society.
LONDON, Dec ls-The following account
Of the recent work Of the German Orient
Society of Berlin on the pyramid Of Abusit
contains some interesting points. The
report Of almost years work has just been
published. 1t is couched in scientific and
matter Of fact language.
But this account says, lin it Is the
whole drama Of life-a tremendous sermon
preached by fallen stones and royal corpses
and the sands of the desert, with mighty
all-oonquering Death for their text. The
German professors found q great King.
So great was he that the great gods, Sechmet
the Lion-headed, Anubis the Jackal- headed
and the Nile gods are shown bowling before
him. Upper and Lower Egypt were his
When he died men began TO build vast
temple Of the dead for him.
-Four thousand and five hundred years
ago they buried Ne-woser-re. the King
And the centuries passed and his temple
unfinished, disappeared below the drifting
sands. He and his family. his royal fav-
vorite and his high priests, became hidden
deep below the dwellings Of succeeding
kings and priests and their tombs were
piled over all. Then they, too, sank away
and were forgotten. Others built and died
Egyptian, Greek and Christian In their
turns. The great clock Of history still
wanted thousand years to the time Of the
coming Of Christ. and Ne-woser the King
was so utterly lost and forgotten that the
poorest OF the poor were buried on top OF
the mound that hid his imperial tomb
that tomb which had been set by its mighty
builders to defy eternity itself
And the German professors dug out a
song, too. II was deemed to he immorta al
when II was written. So grand did it
seem 2.400 years ago that q singer in
Egypt had it put into his tomb with him
1t is a great roll Of papyrus--a poem by
Timotheos clarifying the victorious sea
fight OF Marathon. and almost certainly
the very oldest Greek book ever found.
The poem that mado such vast stir
once has lain under the Egyptian sands
for more than 1900 years. and songs Of
Marathon have piled on songs and been
forgotten as the dead piled on the dead
over the tomb Of the Egyptian singer.
Professors Borcharcit, Voelz. and Decker
conducted the work OF excavation. Their
frat discovery was the fore court Of the
Temple Of the Dead. 1t had been left
unfinished, and most OF the beautiful COLI
umns that had been completed had fallen.
But two magnificent pillars were left
In that court yard was found the partly
broken figure Of lion. grandly proper
toned and far beyond life size. Its soulp-
ture Is 80 fine that the scientists agree that
1t was the work Of sculptor Of extraordi-
nary talent. The head was perfectly pro-
served. The great temple relief OF all was
found between the hall OF columns and the
holy Of hottest. 1t shows the king him.
self with apron and lions tail a. inst gnia
OF his high rank. He wears headdress Of
feathers and horns. The jackal-headed
god Anubis steps towards him. bringing
him the sign OF life. In q smaller relief
Ne-woser-re Ia pictured with raised club
slayir & a group Of men whom he holds by
their hair.
an digging out the Chamber OF Statues
the explorers unexpectedly came upon a
splendid painting. II was intended to
show a door set into the solid wall The
which there has been no vestige left on
earth for 1000 years. we're bright and glow
ing, shining out OF their long kept darkness
into the light Of to-day as II they were
still wet. But scarcely had the sun
streamed In before they began to pale.
Fortunately. the expedition numbered a
skilful painter among it's members. and
he succeeded in making true copy in full
size Of the ancient work Of art. Then tho
diggers reached the tomb Of the high
priest. Jen-em-Jechwet. After breaking
out the first stone the Europeans peered
In and for the first time in forty FIVE CEN
turtles human eyes looked upon the collins
OF the priests Of Ne-woser-re.
a handsome cofin in another chamber
contained the mummy Of q man who must
have been exceptionally rich. for around
his neck was a string OF real pearls. while
others, even high officials. had to he con-
tent with painted ones. The gifts that
had been placed by his side made a little
history Of that age in themselves. In a
niche at the head OF the coffin were stone
vessels, bound with leather. that had con-
tanned salves and precious ointments.
There was a bed resting on carved lions
claws. Under 1t stood a waxen vessel and
two bags Allied with what apparently were
face paints. A whole set of carpenters
tools was found In the rear OF this cham
OVI' iucfS "VIV rdWs, duR6T8,
axes, avis, and polishing stones. When
the coffin WAS drasS ed out new surprise
waited in a cavity behind. There were
models Of ships Of the dead.
One was shown with bellying sail; an.
other. with lowered mast. was being moved
by rowers,
There was the dead mans kitchen in q
miniature model. butcher 10 In II,
cutting the throat Of a steer. Another
Is catching the blood. The aprons OF
both are bright red with 1t. Alongside
OF them squats another, a cook, broilinE a
goose on a spit. The model has many
figures OF female servants. Some are
grinding corn, others are baking bread.
Another model was that OF the grsnary.
In the courtyard is shown the delivery
OF the grain. Servants are seen carrying
II upstairs. where II 10 poured into the
bins In the upper story. woman was
found next. She was a Sat-Nofer, the
favorite Of the King. In that Ror geous
life OF 900 years ago. no doubt abe had
been beautiful and clothed with rich ap-
parel and surrounded with loveliness and