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PREFACE.
The singular correspondence which may be
traced between the passage-chambers of the
Grand Pyramid—called by the Egyptians of
old The "Khut," or " Lights "—and the
various stages traversed, according to the
creed of that ancient nation, by the holy
dead in passing from the light of earth to
the light of eternal day, was first pointed out
by me last year in the pages of the New
Review. Previously to publication the
article was submitted in substance to M.
Maspero and Professor Sayce ; and I desire
to express my sincere thanks to those eminent
authorities for the recognition and encourage-
ment which they afforded me, as well as to
Mr. Mengedoht, the hieroglyphic scholar, for
The singular correspondence which may be
traced between the passage-chambers of the
Grand Pyramid—called by the Egyptians of
old The "Khut," or " Lights "—and the
various stages traversed, according to the
creed of that ancient nation, by the holy
dead in passing from the light of earth to
the light of eternal day, was first pointed out
by me last year in the pages of the New
Review. Previously to publication the
article was submitted in substance to M.
Maspero and Professor Sayce ; and I desire
to express my sincere thanks to those eminent
authorities for the recognition and encourage-
ment which they afforded me, as well as to
Mr. Mengedoht, the hieroglyphic scholar, for