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CHAPTER VII.
Tombs at Gheezeli—Accumulation of the soil on the banks of
the Nile—Friendly hints to travellers in Egypt—Some of Bel-
zoni's statements disputed by the author—Greek mummies at
Thebes and Abydos—Curious Greek papyrus found near the
two Colossi—A goldsmith's portfolio—Ravages of the early
Christians in Egypt.
In the excavations around the three pyramids of
Gheezeh, several tombs have been found similar
to those of Memphis, ornamented with very beau-
tiful sarcophagi and statues in bronze; I had in
my possession some of the latter. The Arabs
who laboured there would to this moment have
been finding other articles of a similar kind, if (as
I have just stated) they had not been compelled to
abandon their works by order of the authorities of
the place.
The existence of these tombs proves to us that
Memphis had nothing to do with the pyramids.
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Tombs at Gheezeli—Accumulation of the soil on the banks of
the Nile—Friendly hints to travellers in Egypt—Some of Bel-
zoni's statements disputed by the author—Greek mummies at
Thebes and Abydos—Curious Greek papyrus found near the
two Colossi—A goldsmith's portfolio—Ravages of the early
Christians in Egypt.
In the excavations around the three pyramids of
Gheezeh, several tombs have been found similar
to those of Memphis, ornamented with very beau-
tiful sarcophagi and statues in bronze; I had in
my possession some of the latter. The Arabs
who laboured there would to this moment have
been finding other articles of a similar kind, if (as
I have just stated) they had not been compelled to
abandon their works by order of the authorities of
the place.
The existence of these tombs proves to us that
Memphis had nothing to do with the pyramids.
fit
4 HM l
mm*
b
Slide
island ol
afoot He
k