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cord broke, and the man fell to the bottom ; where, his light
having been extinguished, lie wandered about in the dark for a
considerable time till he found a path, in which he proceeded till
the following morning, when he perceived daylight, and at last
came out in the desert: he then returned to Cairo, and received
the Pacha's pardon.
The Second Pyramid appeared at a distance, from its elevated
situation, to have been higher than the Great one ; but, upon a
nearer view, this was found not to be the case. The top of it
was inaccessible. M. de Villamont says that it was well built,
but did not contain any thing remarkable.3 A third Pyramid,
lower than the two former, and constructed of marble, was near
the second. It was entire, but had no entrance, nor steps by
which it could be ascended. There were many other smaller
Pyramids near these three.
(Itinerarivm D. Senjaminis, cum Versione e.t Notls Constanlini
Lempriere. Ludg. Hat. 1633.)
RABBI BENJAMEN (1633)
Was born at Tudela in Spain, and travelled from 1160 to 1173.
He wrote an account of his adventures in Hebrew, in which he
observes, that there was a Pyramid (Anuid) near Mesr (Cairo),
constructed with great skill, the most extraordinary building in
the world.4 He adds, that the Granaries of Joseph were com-
posed of the finest masonry, and were distant two parasangs from
the antient city, which had been entirely destroyed, but that the
ruins of walls and of houses remained. The Pyramid was near
the Granaries, and was built with matchless skill.5
'As tlie Pyramid was not opened, this could not have been ascertained.
* Anuid may mean column or obelisk, as well as pyramid.
• It seems that the Pyramids destroyed by Karacoush were called the Gran-
aries of Joseph. (See De Sacy.)
As one Pyramid is only mentioned, the author was probably anxious to attribute
the erection of these buildings to the Hebrews.
The tradition that the Pyramids were the Granaries of Joseph, is also mentioned
by Marinus Sametus Toxellus, in his work, " Secreta Fidelium Crucis," which he
presented to the pope in 1321. He observes,—about fifteen miles from Babylon in
Egypt are some extremely lofty triangular Pyramids, which are said to have been
the Granaries of Joseph, and near them are the ruins of the antient city Thebes.
APPENDIX.
cord broke, and the man fell to the bottom ; where, his light
having been extinguished, lie wandered about in the dark for a
considerable time till he found a path, in which he proceeded till
the following morning, when he perceived daylight, and at last
came out in the desert: he then returned to Cairo, and received
the Pacha's pardon.
The Second Pyramid appeared at a distance, from its elevated
situation, to have been higher than the Great one ; but, upon a
nearer view, this was found not to be the case. The top of it
was inaccessible. M. de Villamont says that it was well built,
but did not contain any thing remarkable.3 A third Pyramid,
lower than the two former, and constructed of marble, was near
the second. It was entire, but had no entrance, nor steps by
which it could be ascended. There were many other smaller
Pyramids near these three.
(Itinerarivm D. Senjaminis, cum Versione e.t Notls Constanlini
Lempriere. Ludg. Hat. 1633.)
RABBI BENJAMEN (1633)
Was born at Tudela in Spain, and travelled from 1160 to 1173.
He wrote an account of his adventures in Hebrew, in which he
observes, that there was a Pyramid (Anuid) near Mesr (Cairo),
constructed with great skill, the most extraordinary building in
the world.4 He adds, that the Granaries of Joseph were com-
posed of the finest masonry, and were distant two parasangs from
the antient city, which had been entirely destroyed, but that the
ruins of walls and of houses remained. The Pyramid was near
the Granaries, and was built with matchless skill.5
'As tlie Pyramid was not opened, this could not have been ascertained.
* Anuid may mean column or obelisk, as well as pyramid.
• It seems that the Pyramids destroyed by Karacoush were called the Gran-
aries of Joseph. (See De Sacy.)
As one Pyramid is only mentioned, the author was probably anxious to attribute
the erection of these buildings to the Hebrews.
The tradition that the Pyramids were the Granaries of Joseph, is also mentioned
by Marinus Sametus Toxellus, in his work, " Secreta Fidelium Crucis," which he
presented to the pope in 1321. He observes,—about fifteen miles from Babylon in
Egypt are some extremely lofty triangular Pyramids, which are said to have been
the Granaries of Joseph, and near them are the ruins of the antient city Thebes.