The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
TELLS HOW He FOUND
The TOMB OF A GOD
Prof. Navillc Feels Sure He Has
discovered swell Of Osiris"
at AbydOs.
AMERICANS AID FUND
Work Of Excavation Which Re.
vcalcd Wonders Is Al
most Completed.
spe~ai Correspondence 10 tn. srx.

Spt~1 correspondence 10 I'VE SCN.
IospoS, April 3.-Prof. Naviile's re-
con. announcement OF the discovery OF
the secret Of the mysterious building the
Oslreion at Abydos, and the fact that II
most remarkable sanctuary. OF a
s,yle comparable only with that of the
Temple OF the Sphinx at Gizah. and prob
ably OF the same age. the time OF the
Pyramid builders $4,000 u. c.. is supple
mented by letter In which he definitely
IDENTITIES the newly discovered building
with the Fountain or well" OF Osiris
At Aoydos mentioned by strabo.
The we'll which Strabo saw was In or
near building OF huge megalithlc blocks,
the "Memnoniunn." which forcibly re-
minded him Of the Egyptian Labyrinth at
Havana, equally renowned for tho huge
size OF its stones and its splendid halls.
Tie new building corresponds to Strabo's
description OF tho Memnonium II II IN
the requisite and probable position. iinme-
dia.ely behind the Great Temple OF Aby-
doe, aud close to the innermost sanctuary.
which Prof. Naville seems to have DIS
covered also.
Prof Naville announces that In front
OF the cells which are ranged along the
walls these cells he Identifies with the
cells Of Osiris mentioned In The Book OF
the Dead). there IL no pavement: the
granite threshold goes straight down all
round 70 n depth OF four meters. at which
depth water was found. II looks certainly
a. I. the building was q sacred pool or
tank. partly rooted. The central portion
between the two colonnades or a!ses was
open TO the sky.
The Innermost shrine.
Interesting also IL the possibility that
.he chamber or corridor opening out Of
strabos "Memnonium." with inscriptions
and Itinerary scenes OF the time OF Scti
l. 1320 Il. c. is the innermost sane
tnary OF the Great Temple In which the
head or other relic OF the god osiris was
KEPT.
After tic conclusion OF tho work AZ the
0sireun this season, Prof. Whittemore
Of Boston and Nj. Wainwright will un-
dcrtake Tor the American committee an
Independent excavation, which has been
anaA-el by American special subscribers.
!. necropoles situated near Abydos and In
the district OF Sohag. The antiquities
"H-V'tA'i wan bc sSsAt " 'hc i H'Ne'
States.
The excavations OF the Egypt Explora-
Ton Fund at Abydos are drawing to a
close, says Pro-. Naviilc. The work he
. gan II a door which Prof. Petrie had dis
covered. but whore ne stopped.
This door gave access 10 n long pas
sage full of rubbish" said Prof Navilie
recently. In ancient times II had "A cell
ing formed of large sandstone blocks. but
except one they have all been quarrled
out The side walls are covered with
texts OF the Book Of the Dead, of the time
u Menephtah. the King of the Exodus.
II slopes down gently. is about fourteen
meters long, and opens into what we
thought then to be Two side chambers.
But they turned out to Ice large hall.
with a slant'ng ceiling AMI walls covered
with Itinerary paintings OF tine same king.
In front Of the passage in the eastern
wall OF this hall is n doorway. the three
huge lintcs Of which. - feet long, We
had discovered two years ago. Behind
Il We thought We could trace two cham
bers, but We could not 60 further for
Jack OF means.