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OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEII.
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heaped upon the skins; hut the principal feature was a
sheep roasted whole, which two men held up by the
hinder legs opposite to the Shereef, who slashed at it
with a large knife, and managed to cut it into pieces:
water was the only liquor, that I observed : when required,
it was served out in a silver basin. Each individual rose,
when he had finished his meal, washed his hands, and
retired from the tent. I took the opportunity of examin-
ing the horses, that were picketed near it; and when I
came in for coffee, I got all the information I could,
respecting them. The Shereef informed me that his best
and highest bred horse had been taken to the stables of
Abbas Pasha, and that it was by far more valuable than
the others. I saw this horse in the evening at Cairo. It
was white, and is described in the Appendix as the sire
of the colt, which I brought to England.
Soon afterwards, I took my leave, and returned for
the last time to my tents, where I had been so long
employed, and left Gizeh for Cairo, in company with Mr.
Andrews, and Mr. Hill.
August 5th.— Mr. Mash and Mr. Raven came in the
evening from the Pyramids. The people had been occu-
pied in clearing out the interior of the Third Pyramid.
August 6th. — I received a board from
the Third Pyramid inscribed with hierogly-
phics. It formed the lower part of the
mummy-case belonging to Mycerinus, and
was left with Mr. Perring, in order that it
might be compared with any other pieces
that might afterwards be discovered, which
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heaped upon the skins; hut the principal feature was a
sheep roasted whole, which two men held up by the
hinder legs opposite to the Shereef, who slashed at it
with a large knife, and managed to cut it into pieces:
water was the only liquor, that I observed : when required,
it was served out in a silver basin. Each individual rose,
when he had finished his meal, washed his hands, and
retired from the tent. I took the opportunity of examin-
ing the horses, that were picketed near it; and when I
came in for coffee, I got all the information I could,
respecting them. The Shereef informed me that his best
and highest bred horse had been taken to the stables of
Abbas Pasha, and that it was by far more valuable than
the others. I saw this horse in the evening at Cairo. It
was white, and is described in the Appendix as the sire
of the colt, which I brought to England.
Soon afterwards, I took my leave, and returned for
the last time to my tents, where I had been so long
employed, and left Gizeh for Cairo, in company with Mr.
Andrews, and Mr. Hill.
August 5th.— Mr. Mash and Mr. Raven came in the
evening from the Pyramids. The people had been occu-
pied in clearing out the interior of the Third Pyramid.
August 6th. — I received a board from
the Third Pyramid inscribed with hierogly-
phics. It formed the lower part of the
mummy-case belonging to Mycerinus, and
was left with Mr. Perring, in order that it
might be compared with any other pieces
that might afterwards be discovered, which
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