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22 FRANCOIS AUGUSTE FERDINAND MARIETTE.
Scarcely had his feet touched his native soil,
when he began to long for his life of adventure on
the banks of the Nile. Circumstances favored his
aspirations. Abbas Pacha, who had opposed his
excavations at Sakkarah, died in 1853, and his
uncle, Said Pacha, a friend of France, became the
viceroy. Encouraged by M. De Lesseps, the new
prince requested the French Government to send
Mariette to Egypt. On his arrival the Museum of
Boulaq was founded. Its organization, increase,
and maintenance were assigned to Mariette. At
the same time excavations were begun on a large
scale. Men were digging, under his direction, at
thirty-seven points, all the way from the Delta to
the first cataract.
At San, the ancient Zoan Tanis, were found most
important monuments of the XIIIth and XIVth dyn-
asties, which Mariette did not hesitate to ascribe to
the Hyksos. From 1858 to 1863 he was living in
the neighborhood of the Pyramids. At Gizeh,
Sakkarah, and Meidoum he opened more than
three hundred private tombs. The result of this
work is recorded in his Memoirs: " Sur les tombes
de l'ancien Empire qu'on trouve a Sakkarah"
(Revue Archeolof/ique, 1867).
Abydos, Denderah, Edfou, and Thebes profited
the most by his activity. Before he went to
Egypt, Abydos was unknown. He brought to the
light the temple of Seti I., two temples of Rameses
II., the remains of the great temple of Osiris, more
Scarcely had his feet touched his native soil,
when he began to long for his life of adventure on
the banks of the Nile. Circumstances favored his
aspirations. Abbas Pacha, who had opposed his
excavations at Sakkarah, died in 1853, and his
uncle, Said Pacha, a friend of France, became the
viceroy. Encouraged by M. De Lesseps, the new
prince requested the French Government to send
Mariette to Egypt. On his arrival the Museum of
Boulaq was founded. Its organization, increase,
and maintenance were assigned to Mariette. At
the same time excavations were begun on a large
scale. Men were digging, under his direction, at
thirty-seven points, all the way from the Delta to
the first cataract.
At San, the ancient Zoan Tanis, were found most
important monuments of the XIIIth and XIVth dyn-
asties, which Mariette did not hesitate to ascribe to
the Hyksos. From 1858 to 1863 he was living in
the neighborhood of the Pyramids. At Gizeh,
Sakkarah, and Meidoum he opened more than
three hundred private tombs. The result of this
work is recorded in his Memoirs: " Sur les tombes
de l'ancien Empire qu'on trouve a Sakkarah"
(Revue Archeolof/ique, 1867).
Abydos, Denderah, Edfou, and Thebes profited
the most by his activity. Before he went to
Egypt, Abydos was unknown. He brought to the
light the temple of Seti I., two temples of Rameses
II., the remains of the great temple of Osiris, more