Evening star., 1923-02-16

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 16.-The
tomb Of Pharoah Tutankhamen. opened
by explorers today in the Valley OF
the Kings. near Luxor. is by far the
richest treasurer trove ever un-
lowered in the metropolis OF ancient
Thebes, and in all likelihood is the
richest that ever will be discovered,
Ambrose Lansing, acting curator Of
the Egyptian section Of the Metropoli
tan Museum of Art declared today.
Tombs of practically all the early
rulers of Egypt have been accounted
for, most of them thoroughly looted
by native grave robbers, said Mr..
Lansing, who has spent much time
himself with Metropolitan expedi-
tions delving in the old burial places.
Two or Three Left.
There are only two or three royal
tombs left to look for he said, "and
they are those of lesser kings-for in
stance those of Semenkhare, who
reigned for few months before
Tutankhamen. and Ay. who reigned
Tor an equally short time after
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| All the others have been opened.
rev by archaeoligists, but the most
OF them by vandals, who left nothing
OF Importance behind them"
Royal furniture, garments, chariots,
ornaments and works of art. of rare
beauty and exquisite Workmanship
already have been found in unprece-
uented quantities in the outer cham
Der of Tutankhamen's tombs. The
Itinerary equipment, much of 1t heav-
npn Tod
precious stones, is valued at millions
| of dollars.
Set store by Data.
But treasures of greater value, in
the eyes of the Egyptologists-bits of
historical data of the era antedating
Christ by thirteen and half CEN
turies-are hoped for when the heiro-
elliptic inscriptions within the tomb
itself have been translated.
one OF the fascinating theories the
records in the tomb may confirm or
explode is that advanced by Arthur
antiquities to the Egyptian govern
ment and one Of the best known
| Eeyptologists, that Tutankhamen
was the Pharaoh who oppressed the
pursuing the 1srealites at the time
or the exodus, is declared in biblical
accounts to have been swallowed up
in the Red sea.
Changed His Name.
Tutankhamen, previously discover
cd records show, took the name
"Tutankhamen" when he first succeed
ed to the throne, thus indicating his
sympathy with the so-called "hereti-
caf monotheistic worship of Atom,
the ''all-loving father of all crea-
ton" which had been introduced
| INTO Egypt under his predecessor,
Akhnaten.
In the midst of his eight-year
reign. however, he changed his name
TO Tutankhamen, indicating a return
TO the polytheistic Amen worship of
! MS ancestors.
Mr.. Wiegalrs theory is that the
Aten Is in reality the Jehovah
| worship initiated in Egypt by Moses
and that when Tutankhamen returned
70 the worship of Amen he began
Guiding the enforced brickmaking
without straw, which resulted in the
exodus.
| Compared With Bible.
"A comparison of the Biblical rec
ord with records giving the Egyptian
side Of the story long has been await
ed by critical students of the Bible
| with keen interest
Mr.. Lansing exhibited a series OF
photographs Of the Valley of Kings,
!one showing the exact location Of
ITutankhamen's tomb. tucked away in
a sandstone cliff. it is but q stones
throw from the looted tomb of Mer-
neptah, previously believed by Egyp-
toioglsts to have been the Pharaoh
lof the Exodus"
The tomb of Rameses VI is i'm
mediately above it and somewhat
higher up the side of the cliff. and a
little to the left Is the tomb of Amen
hotep. opened by the French explorer,
iLoret, twenty years ago.
The Valley of Kings is a desolate
waste land almost wholly made up
of limestone burned brown by ages
of blazing suns and is utterly devoid
ways made by Egyptologists show
chalky white, however, where the
i'burn' has been worn from the white
rock.
Five Miles From Nile.
| The valley is about five miles from
the Nile, across the river from the
site Of ancient Thebes 1t was Sc
lected for burial place because of
its remote location which the royaI
Egyptians of the seventeenth and
eighteenth dynasties hoped would
save them from desecration by tomb
robbers
Their hopes were vain, however.
for ghouls found the spot and looted
almost all of the tombs. During the
opening of the Tutankhamen tomb
it was discovered that vandals had
looted it at least once, and many of
the more valuable Itinerary articles,
made of gold, were carried off,
Search for Tutankhamen's tomb,
which, it has been agreed by Egyptol-
ogists, was the last important royal
burial place in the Valley of Kings,
| was begun seven years ago by How
ard Carter, famous British Egyptolo-
gist, who was financed by Lord Car
narvon.
Worked Many Months.
Starting at the mouth of the bar
rem, desolate valley, Mr.. Carter be-
gan the slow and uninspiring work
Of removing every bit of fallen lime
| stone and debris from the narrow
valley. He set little tramroad haul
ing all the debris out, so that in NOV
ing it from one spot 1t would not
cover up a possible tomb.
Month after month he worked with
his, little crew of natives, utterly un-
rewarded. More than once Lord
Carnarvon was on the point of aban-
| doning the expedition, but Mr.. Car
ter induced him to keep on.
| THE last time I was in Egypt, in
1920" said MIR. Lansing, Garter asked
me to have lunch with him and Lord
| Carnarvon. He told be beforehand
IN EVERY BOOK OF
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