Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20
PHARAOH BIER
FOUND AS |N|NER
TOMB IS OPENED

LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 17-(By the
Associated Press).-The sarcophagus
Of the Pharoah Tutankhamun was
found when the inner chamber of
his tomb was opened by the archae-
ologists this afternoon.
A large crowd of Visitors and
newspaper men had assembled early
in the morning in anticipation of
the unsealing. Before the work was
started, impressions Of the seals on
the masonry were taken by the emf
nent British Psychologists, James
H. Breadsted and Allen Gardiner.
RICHEST TREASURE TROVE
EVER FOUND IN EGYPT
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press 1.-THE tomb of
Pharaoh Tutankhamen, opened by
explorers today in the Valley of the
Kings, near Lpxor, is by far the
richest treasure trove ever uncover.
ed 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 Metro.
politan Museum of Art, declared to-
day.
Tonbs 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-
| tons delving into the old burial
| places.
There are only two or three royal
tombs left to look for" he said, land
they are those of lesser kings-for
instance, those of Semenkhare. who
reigned for a few months before
Tutankhamen, and Ay, who reigned
for an equally snorL time after
Tutankhamen's death.
"All the others have been opened,
few by archaeologists, but the most
of them by vandals, who left moth
ing of Importance behind them"
Royal furniture, garments, char
riots, ornaments and works of art,
of rare beauty and exquisite work
manship, already nave been found in
unprecedented quantities in the outer
chamber of Tutankhamen's tomb
The Itinerary equipment, much of it
heavily encrusted with gold and
semi-precious stones, is valued at
millions of dollars.
May Prove Biblical Story
But treasures of greater value in
the eyes of the Egyptologists-bit
Of historical data Of the era antedat-
ing Christ by thirteen and half
centuries-are hoped for when the
hiorno11-yokoin INC l,n
tomb itself have been translated.
One of the most fascinating theo-
ries the records in the tomb may con-
firm or explode is that advanced by
Arthur Wiegall, former inspector
general of antiquities to the egyp-
tan government, and one of the
best known psychologists, that
Tutankhaman was the Pharaoh who
oppressed the Children of Israel and
whose army, pursuing the Israelites
at the time of the exodus, is de-
clared in Biblical accounts to have
been swallowed up in the Red sea.
Tutankhamen, previously discov-
cred records show, took the name
differentiation" when he first &C
coded to the throne, thus indicat-
ing his sympathy with the so-called
"hereticaP' monotheistic worship of
Atom, the "all-loving father of all
creation" which had been intro
duced into Egypt under his prede-
cessor, Akhnaton.
In the midst of his eight-year
reign, however, he changed his
name to Tutankhamen, indicating
a return to the polytheistic Ammon
worship of his ancestors.
Mr.. Weigalls theory is that the
"Aton" worship was in reality the
Jehovah worship initiated in Egypt
by Moses, and that when Tutenk-
hamen returned to the worship of
Ammon he began the oppression of
the Israelites, including the en-
forced brickmaking without straw,
which resulted in the exodus.
Account Eagerly Awaited
A comparison Of the Biblical rec
ord with records giving the Egyp-
tan side of the story long has
been awaited by critical students
of the Bible with keen interest.
Mr.. Lansing exhibited a series of
photographs of the Valley of the
Kings, one showing the exact loca-
ton of Tutenkhamens tomb.
Tucked away in a sandstone cliff,
it is but a stones throw from the
looted tomb of Meneptah, pre-
viously believed by Psychologists
to have been the Pharaoh of the
Exodus"
The tomb of Rameses VI is i'm
mediately above it and somewhere
higher up the side. of the cliff and
a little to the left is the tomb of