The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Doomed Prince was found among the
papyri OF the Harris Collection In the
British Museum by Goodwin.
Several of these Egyptian stories
seem to have emanated from IL single
source, for example, the Memoirs OF
/ Sinuhit.'' 1.-THE Shipwrecked Sailor
1.-THE Stratagem Of Thutiyi against
Joppa'' and 1.-THE Story of the Doomed
Prince" A continuous story is car
rled through here and the various
episodes are Developments OF tho same
theme. Tho most. obviously artificial
compilation Is the story OF "khuful
and the Magicians."
Many Of these stories have theii
oounterparts and parallels in other
lands. IL is a question which nation
borrowed from the other. The au-
thor says:
one poin. seems to me 70 he beyond
doubt: tho Egyptian version Is by Tar TN
EARLIEST In date that we possers. u ha'
come down to us In a manuscript OF th'
thirteenth century B g. many wears nc
fore the period "a, which VIC begin to re-
cover the trace OF others. II the people
| OF Egypt borrowed the ideas or II the,
I tfAntUt1ittu lHNTI W Vf'%h -
was lone at a period yet more remote thar
| that TO which the reduction carries Us
back. . In considering each tale
In detail We sec that On the material side
the civilization IL describes IL purely Egyp'
,iar. Tho scenes at the beginning or th'
Tale of Two, Brothers nigh; cssily he u
Illustrated by scenes from the paintings III
, the rock iomba OF rhebes. Ever
to the mos, intimate events OF private HE
| such as births, there IL nothing which can
| not be explained and illustrated by scenes
from the temples. whether at Luxor. az
| Dsir eli Bahari or "a; E-ment " W;
| have pictures before our eyes from whicf
We can exactly realize what happened
| when Ruditdldit gave birth to the three
sons of Ra.
But the value of these tales to tho
! uninitiatc is The opportunity to feel
again the Fundamental. likeness of hu-
| man nature and human morals. When
! the wife IF Anaped, seeing the strength
and industry and Indifference Of her
young brothcr-in-law. said to him
There is great prowess In thee and
! observe thy strength each day tho
same instinc; was al work which
caused the travelled observer LOVES
Dickinson to write only the other
day an essay on "Redbloods and Mol
lycoddles."
The likeness Of this story to the
temptation Of Joseph is Immediately
| noticeable, as the likeness Of the story
Of Satni- Khamols and his son Seno-
s.ris is an almost exact parallel u
that Of Abraham and Lazarus.
There are passages which In ca
dence and method might seem to have
come direct from Chronicles or Kings,
For example. in the story Of Sinhhit
the following:
lie IL a 'orl Of Wisdom. prudent In his
schemes. bcnencsnt in his DEGREES 10y order
Of which one ONES and goes. 7, Is nc who
has already subducd foreign regions while
! his father remained within his palace. and
he reported 80 him that which he had de
cidcd that ho 'hou'd do lie H. tho stronf
man ;h,; verify tolls with tho sword. d
valiant man Who has no equal when one
, sees him Ginglnr himself s%gains. the bar
ba-iaus and Joining the light. He J. on
who 'os.cs with the horn aud makes S'ohi'
the hands Of his enemies the enemy can
! not restore order in their ranks Hc Is The
chastiser who breaks heads, nothing car
stand before him. lie l. the rapid tunnel
who DESTROYS IN. fugitive; there is NJ
refuge to he reached by him who ha,
shown him he back. lie Is firm Of hear
a, tho moment Of attack. Ic Il IL who
returns without ceasing 10 the charge sud
has never turned she back. lie Is IN.
strong hear who when he sees The multi.
tgde does not lot HearInss. enter his heart
He is the brave one who dsshcs forward
when lie be holds resistance.
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