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RECEXT DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT.
belonging to several widely-separated epochs—Sekenen-Ra being as far distant from
Pinetem n. as William the Conqueror from Wil-
liam in.—were all brought together into the secret
o <_>
place at Deir-el-Bahari, and when they were put
there. Inscriptions upon the mummies show that
from time to time properly appointed officials vis-
ited the royal mummies, and reported upon their
condition. The kings and queens found, down
to, and including Rameses in., seem to have
been originally buried in their own royal tombs.
The tomb in which they were found appears to
have been the family vault of the Her-Hor dy-
nasty. Towards the close of the XXth dynasty
Egypt fell into a state of considerable social dis-
order and insecurity. One of the many forms in
which crime flourished was the robbing of tombs.
From time to time the mummies of the ancient
kings were placed in tombs less easy of access
than their own, and thus more secure against the the head 0f pinetem il
. r i 1 11 i (From a photograph taken at Dulak.)
assaults oi robbers, and at last—when, no one can
say—found a permanent refuge in the tomb which, contrary to ancient Egyptian custom,
----_—_—__-------—_-the Her-Hor family made the sepulchre, not
• • _ only of the monarch who hewed it out, but
I also of his descendants.
In 1882 a few scholars interested in the studv
of Egyptian antiquities formed a society, based
upon the model of that which has done so much
for Palestine, and called it the Egypt Explora-
tion Fund. The object for which subscriptions
are sought is the excavation of promising sites
in Egypt, and the publication of the results of
the work done. The society has kept itself well
before the public since its foundation, and some
of its discoveries have formed the theme of con-
siderable discussion. It has been subjected to
the criticism of being somewhat hasty in jump-
ing to conclusions, and that its memoirs not un-
frequently contain statements, identifications and
translations that sometimes do not very success-
fully stand the test of severe examination. But
any society doing such good work as the ex-
entkance to the tomb or seti 1. in the val- cavation of Egyptian site deserves support. To
ley or the tombs of the kings at thebes. get the excavation done is most important,
even if the first impressions about the treasures discovered have to be modified
later on.
The chief results of the work done by the officers of the Fund at Tel-el-Maskhutah
161
t
belonging to several widely-separated epochs—Sekenen-Ra being as far distant from
Pinetem n. as William the Conqueror from Wil-
liam in.—were all brought together into the secret
o <_>
place at Deir-el-Bahari, and when they were put
there. Inscriptions upon the mummies show that
from time to time properly appointed officials vis-
ited the royal mummies, and reported upon their
condition. The kings and queens found, down
to, and including Rameses in., seem to have
been originally buried in their own royal tombs.
The tomb in which they were found appears to
have been the family vault of the Her-Hor dy-
nasty. Towards the close of the XXth dynasty
Egypt fell into a state of considerable social dis-
order and insecurity. One of the many forms in
which crime flourished was the robbing of tombs.
From time to time the mummies of the ancient
kings were placed in tombs less easy of access
than their own, and thus more secure against the the head 0f pinetem il
. r i 1 11 i (From a photograph taken at Dulak.)
assaults oi robbers, and at last—when, no one can
say—found a permanent refuge in the tomb which, contrary to ancient Egyptian custom,
----_—_—__-------—_-the Her-Hor family made the sepulchre, not
• • _ only of the monarch who hewed it out, but
I also of his descendants.
In 1882 a few scholars interested in the studv
of Egyptian antiquities formed a society, based
upon the model of that which has done so much
for Palestine, and called it the Egypt Explora-
tion Fund. The object for which subscriptions
are sought is the excavation of promising sites
in Egypt, and the publication of the results of
the work done. The society has kept itself well
before the public since its foundation, and some
of its discoveries have formed the theme of con-
siderable discussion. It has been subjected to
the criticism of being somewhat hasty in jump-
ing to conclusions, and that its memoirs not un-
frequently contain statements, identifications and
translations that sometimes do not very success-
fully stand the test of severe examination. But
any society doing such good work as the ex-
entkance to the tomb or seti 1. in the val- cavation of Egyptian site deserves support. To
ley or the tombs of the kings at thebes. get the excavation done is most important,
even if the first impressions about the treasures discovered have to be modified
later on.
The chief results of the work done by the officers of the Fund at Tel-el-Maskhutah
161
t