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THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS.
upon their thrones when the Israelites were in Egypt, and they seem likely to remain
there to the end of the world. One of them, known as the Vocal Memnon, was
believed to emit a musical sound as the rays of the rising sun fell upon it, or in the
presence of distinguished visitors. Various explanations were offered of this phe-
PALACE OF EAMESES III., MEDINET-ABU.
nomenon, such as the trickling of sand amongst the cracks of the figure, or a slight move-
ment of its parts caused by a change of temperature. The mystery was dispelled by Sir
Gardner Wilkinson, who discovered in the lap of the figure a slab of stone, which, on
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upon their thrones when the Israelites were in Egypt, and they seem likely to remain
there to the end of the world. One of them, known as the Vocal Memnon, was
believed to emit a musical sound as the rays of the rising sun fell upon it, or in the
presence of distinguished visitors. Various explanations were offered of this phe-
PALACE OF EAMESES III., MEDINET-ABU.
nomenon, such as the trickling of sand amongst the cracks of the figure, or a slight move-
ment of its parts caused by a change of temperature. The mystery was dispelled by Sir
Gardner Wilkinson, who discovered in the lap of the figure a slab of stone, which, on
I 4
/