The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
BRINGS EGYPTIAN pAPYRIl
PROf. Max MULLER ADDS T0
THE 4. o. y. COLLECTfON.
Famous NrrhF oiowist Also Mas Secured
Copies of Three Hundred Iuscrtp-
tisnS in the Temple % Phisrr- Seea
To Begin work of Iseciphersng.

PHrLADELPHi, Nov ~. With what he
says 10 the largest collection OF papyri
ever brought into the United States
Prof W Max Muller of the University OF
Pennsylvania arrived IN this city to-day
after spending ak months in Egypt
The amount paid for the collection v as
NOT divilsrd. but Prof Muller said its
purchase had been made pcssible by the
generosity of Mrs Charles Custis Harrison.
wife of the provost Of the Univ ersity OF
Pennsylvania The entire collection will
Ice placed in the museum NJ arts and
science in the university
Bssid.-s bringing back this collection
Prof Muller brought copies of 80 in
scriptiops found in IN. ancient Temple
Of Philp. on the island of Phile This
islard is doomed Ia destruction by the
construction of tho Assuan dam. which
converts the section Of the Nile Valley
in which IL lies into n vast reservoir TO
correct the inequalities IN the annual rise
Of tn. river. 1t IL believed that after
the flood this winter the island will entirely
disappear from view II was TO have these
inscriptions copied and later deciphered
that the Carnegie Institution OF Washing
ton sent Prof Muller IL the island OF
Phils- six months ago. He sand to-day
that he arrived AZ tn" twelfth hour and
made the last exploration OF the ancient
temple
Many Of the inscriptions had already
been destroyed by the rising waters.
said Prof Muller but | suC"eeded in
copying some DO of those remaining
The work of decipher,nR Will require
"A long time
With the addition Of the collection of
papyri Prof Muller said the free museum
Of arts and science ut the university will
be tbs. richest not only IN Rahvlonian docu-
ment~ hat in Egvptian tents a. well.
Prof Mu Her said he purchased the
collection IF papyri from pri vate col
Iector III CAIRO
Interesting data j. expected tn be IN
covered with the deCiph.riug Of the papyri
and the inscriptions found ia the leinpie
oG Phia
Most of the records are IN ink Prof
Muller -aId and n. believes they will give
facts relating 10 the d''clin. of raganism
and N" victory of christianity A. the
rcupl,. of Phlla was the last Oasis for
Egyptian religion u l. SUPPRESSED that the
n-'ripilOn- ara mostly IN IN" form OF
PRAYERS
The papyri l. expected to shed hight
Gr'..,k period about ~ y-ar~ before Christ.
som. ii the documents IN this collection.
Prof Muller says dat. back 90 ToO h {
They ar. made II hard vet flexible
substance much Coar~.T than paper
Car. must be- exercised IN handling them.
tn. professor aid. b.cais.' OH account
Of their great age they ar" easily torn,
Two year. ago fh. Academy ~ Bel lin
send AN expedition To- Egypt 10 copy the
h.roglyphi" texts IN IN. Tempt. of PhLe.
The members found that the inscriptions
w,y- In demotiC and non" was able tn
decIpher them D..mOtI, Prof Muller
-ald vas kind 81 shorthand usssd by the
Egyptians He - an expert IN decipher-
ing this language and was accordingly
sent hv ~" ''arnsgi" Institution Co do the
work
Prof Muller -ald that 1t i hI- intention
TO publish book for the Carnegi" lnstI-
tuition telling IT his research and the
result OF his work He has already pub
li-hed several books dealing with archs-
oicgy
Prof Muller said he was well pleased
with IN. -ticces- q his expedition and that
he will begin at once the work OF decipher
ing IN. inscriptions and papyTi he brought
with him