Word: pharaohs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...murder have been driven from the front pages of the newspapers by the spell of Egyptology. Its influence on literature of a more lasting sort depends on the papyri yet hidden in the tomb; more details about the captivity of Israel--Tut-Ankh-Amen may have been the persecuting Pharaoh--and a new version of the Flood are among the discoveries anticipated. And the "Aten hereay" with Tut-Ankh-Amen as the religious hero, may open a literary field as stupendous as that of the Trojan...
...disinter the bodies of the kings in Westminster Abbey. But, strangely enough, this prying into the past does not violate Egyptian tradition. The ancient faith released the spirit of the dead from the tomb after three thousand years; in the days of Martin Luther, then, the ghost of Pharaoh deserted the inner chamber, and only the mummy's empty shell remained...
While the storm of prohibition, Ku Klux, and Europe has been raging, a quiet corner of the Valley of Kings has suddenly risen to prominence as the burial place of Tutankhamen, the only Pharaoh whose tomb has until recently remained undiscovered. The first reports two weeks ago promised a treasure surpassing all other archaeological discoveries in Egypt; and the wonders still continue although the inner chamber is still sealed and must remain so until the financier of the expedition, Lord Carnavon, reaches the scene of explorations, probably some time in February...