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and near it were several others of less consequence.6 Mr. Norden
then again adverts to Mr. Greaves's " Pyramidographia,"and states
his opinion that the Pyramids of Gizeh, although not so ancient
as those of Saccara, are much older than is usually supposed,
because, as no inscriptions or hieroglyphics are to be found either
upon them or upon the adjacent temples, they must have been
erected before that mode of writing was invented ; and because the
Sarcophagus, the lining of the chambers in the Great Pyramid,
and also the coping of the Second, were composed of granite,
which was so extremely antient that it had lost all polish. He
takes notice of the two dykes or causeways, and says, that the
summits of the Pyramids could not have been observatories, as
they were either actually covered with granite or intended to
be so. He conceives, that it was not the half of the Third, but
of the Fourth Pyramid, that was cased with the dark-coloured
stone mentioned by ancient authors, and blames Greaves for not
having personally inspected the Fourth.7 He adds, that if the
inscription, stated to have been affixed to the Third Pyramid,
had really existed, some parts of it would have remained, as it
would have been engraven upon granite or basalt, and as it
was probably of considerable length, like those found on other
buildings, where the walls are almost entirely covered with
them.
KOSTAR (1738)
Visited the Pyramids, but does not describe them.
POCOCKE (1743),
Who travelled in 1743, has given a detailed account of the
Pyramids and Tombs of Gizeh, with a plan of what he con-
jectured might have been the regular design of the various
•lombs.8 He observes, that the Pyramids were supposed to have
* This Pyramid must be that called by us the Fifth, namely, the most eastern of
Hie three south of the Third.
7 It is to be observed, that Mr. Norden lias entirely overlooked the two Pyramids
which are close to the one which he blames Mr. Greaves for not having noticed.
The plan is of no value. The sepulchral grottoes and monuments do not
aPPear to have been formed with any regularity, but to have followed the course of
lhe quarries which supplied materials for the buildings.
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and near it were several others of less consequence.6 Mr. Norden
then again adverts to Mr. Greaves's " Pyramidographia,"and states
his opinion that the Pyramids of Gizeh, although not so ancient
as those of Saccara, are much older than is usually supposed,
because, as no inscriptions or hieroglyphics are to be found either
upon them or upon the adjacent temples, they must have been
erected before that mode of writing was invented ; and because the
Sarcophagus, the lining of the chambers in the Great Pyramid,
and also the coping of the Second, were composed of granite,
which was so extremely antient that it had lost all polish. He
takes notice of the two dykes or causeways, and says, that the
summits of the Pyramids could not have been observatories, as
they were either actually covered with granite or intended to
be so. He conceives, that it was not the half of the Third, but
of the Fourth Pyramid, that was cased with the dark-coloured
stone mentioned by ancient authors, and blames Greaves for not
having personally inspected the Fourth.7 He adds, that if the
inscription, stated to have been affixed to the Third Pyramid,
had really existed, some parts of it would have remained, as it
would have been engraven upon granite or basalt, and as it
was probably of considerable length, like those found on other
buildings, where the walls are almost entirely covered with
them.
KOSTAR (1738)
Visited the Pyramids, but does not describe them.
POCOCKE (1743),
Who travelled in 1743, has given a detailed account of the
Pyramids and Tombs of Gizeh, with a plan of what he con-
jectured might have been the regular design of the various
•lombs.8 He observes, that the Pyramids were supposed to have
* This Pyramid must be that called by us the Fifth, namely, the most eastern of
Hie three south of the Third.
7 It is to be observed, that Mr. Norden lias entirely overlooked the two Pyramids
which are close to the one which he blames Mr. Greaves for not having noticed.
The plan is of no value. The sepulchral grottoes and monuments do not
aPPear to have been formed with any regularity, but to have followed the course of
lhe quarries which supplied materials for the buildings.