Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04
Our Old Friend Tu+onkhomen Certainly
Brings Distress TO Those Lions While
Tu+hmosis Causes Greet Mortality
Among fhe Marsh Birds

WYE are now able 10 study and understand
N/ every activity of an ancient Pharaoh's life.
w Today just how Pharaoh went hunt
ing which he did very often.
The principal picture on this page shows no less
a person than the Pharaoh Tutankhameu who has
aroused perhaps more interest in modern times than
any ruler of ancient Egypt because his is the only
unvioIated tomb OF a Pharaoh ever discovered Here
we Tutankhamen hunting lions. and what
derful Job he makes Of II. This picture found
the curved lid Of casket in Tutankhamens tomb.
Tutankhamen reiCned from 1883 20 1850 3 c. and
died when he was still youth after little more than
eight years on the throne But the artist represents
him driving his chariot fearessy into pack Of hum
CRY roaring lions Tutankhamen shoots his big
rows straight into them with deadly effect. The
CONSERVATION Of the beasts at the craftsmanship of
the royal hunter is complete They roar and howl
and writhe in their death agones
The artist his brush with admirable skill. no
doubt inspired by regard for the hunters rank.
Behind Tutankhamen come Nubian fan-bearers.
an escort Of soldiers and courtiers in charios all
painted small out of respect for the Pharaoh while
vultures looking for dead lions circle overhead
In the Pharaoh's chariot three large CULVER
fuls of arrows each destined TO find its mark in
hapess lion The monarch Of the desert stands no
chance against The monarch OF the palace
Another tomb picture shows the Pharaoh Tuth-
mosIs making havoc among the birds of the marshes
He is painted standing on a wooden plank that has
been laid across his light skif Of papyrus This
presses hack the lotuscs and the waer-weeds as il
pushes into tho marshes. Besides the commoner
type of lotus clearly the pnk-tipped variety
much more rarely depicted His little nude daugh-
ter with sidc-lock gold earrings and gold collar
accompanies him and holds her royal papa by the leg.
Behind the Pharaoh stands his lovely wife in fes-
tai attire shown here in separate picture the
rghu. the cone of royal unguent on her head and
carrying the sistrlm rattle and the counterpoise
both of them symbols Of Hathor the goddess of love
and of festal occasions IN one of her hands
The Pharaoh is about 60 launch serpent-headcd
throV-sticlt not shown in detail Of painting repro
duccd here the covcv OF birds Three hcrons are
shown as decovs The large fat cat which sits pre-
cauousy on feu rpyrIs stems and has captured
less than three birds rs masterpiece Of ancient
Egyptian art The cat revered by the Egyptians
and the Pharaohs pleased to be portrayed
with IT,
The birds are am ready 20 fan to the royal hunter
They kuo" he viii get them Besides pin-tail ducks
wg see geese. "a wheatfar and pair Of wagtais
Nests with eggs rest upon the papyrus heads and
The cheeruluess Of the s9ene is enhanced by the
dglicattly drawn butterflies
The Inscription above the scene on the original
reads. Taxing recreation seeking pleasant things
and occupying himself with the craft Of the Marsh
Goddess by him praised of the Lady of Sport even
by the Scribe who keeps account of the grain"