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OPERATIONS CARRIED OX AT GIZEII.
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belonged to Egyptians, although some of their funereal cus-
toms seem to have been observed. The vicinity of Tourah
to the quarries, where the Hebrews are supposed to have
worked, and whence they commenced the Exodus, makes
the similarity of these cerements the more remarkable;
and although the national vanity of Josephus has in vain
endeavoured to shew that the shepherd kings were the
sons of Jacob, yet we know that the latter were also shep-
herds, and that before their arrival every shepherd was an
abomination to the Egyptians; an hostility which it is
difficult to account for, excepting by the antient traditions
respecting these mighty strangers; who are also said by
Manetho to have laid the foundation of Jerusalem after
they were expelled from Egypt.
June 3d.
Reis, 10. Men, 210. Children, 172.
The same works were repeated.
Much to my satisfaction, a new rope, which Mr. Hill
had procured from Boulac, was rove to the great windlass
at Campbell's Tomb. As the excavations from the
northern and southern sides of the Fourth Pyramid met
in the centre, without the discovery of any apartment, it
was supposed that a shaft was concealed beneath the
building.7 Additional excavations were therefore begun
from the centre in various directions on a level with the
base; and if these operations proved ineffectual, I in-
tended to quarry under each of the blocks which had been
left to support the superstructure. I returned to Cairo
with Mr. Mash.
T See Appendix.
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belonged to Egyptians, although some of their funereal cus-
toms seem to have been observed. The vicinity of Tourah
to the quarries, where the Hebrews are supposed to have
worked, and whence they commenced the Exodus, makes
the similarity of these cerements the more remarkable;
and although the national vanity of Josephus has in vain
endeavoured to shew that the shepherd kings were the
sons of Jacob, yet we know that the latter were also shep-
herds, and that before their arrival every shepherd was an
abomination to the Egyptians; an hostility which it is
difficult to account for, excepting by the antient traditions
respecting these mighty strangers; who are also said by
Manetho to have laid the foundation of Jerusalem after
they were expelled from Egypt.
June 3d.
Reis, 10. Men, 210. Children, 172.
The same works were repeated.
Much to my satisfaction, a new rope, which Mr. Hill
had procured from Boulac, was rove to the great windlass
at Campbell's Tomb. As the excavations from the
northern and southern sides of the Fourth Pyramid met
in the centre, without the discovery of any apartment, it
was supposed that a shaft was concealed beneath the
building.7 Additional excavations were therefore begun
from the centre in various directions on a level with the
base; and if these operations proved ineffectual, I in-
tended to quarry under each of the blocks which had been
left to support the superstructure. I returned to Cairo
with Mr. Mash.
T See Appendix.