EXCAVATIONS IN EGYPT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 3

EXCAVATIONS IN EGYPT.

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iih'P'-:lflndp'n "Times''', Keently' jUliii.Le'.d- . at: ; sbni.e..].bn'gth' to' a .Bibli'c'ai .discovery of; ;gr,cat -interest.'ito the ■ wriplp...'ii'eli'gipns ispiM:. fruitV- pf tlfpse , ..ox-. bftyatioiiS in ' Jvgypt 'which ':areUgram(3lly . ip'stQi-jng' frpiii '.the: .Hayes .-'of ■■live Grsfek settlers of '.the. c'tiriy' 'era. arsenics. <if ■■'dpciii'non.ts .■w.hi.c.ii,'.Jit' hj's- : .hirirdly .infe.r.ip:i: .to j'tli'e'v.mprc. pii'cjcnt. ..hierogly.jijiips. bf: th?; f I'harabhs;., .'The., discovery ha?i .bright.ld 1 , l";liiht::;a; .papyril's. yplntiie ■c6nfa:ihiiiS;'. : rho: ft^f:bf:-.fhe.:.-greatei: part p?' : tlib." : Bspk .of. ...Deuiefphbhiy,,. the. \vl).oie 'of Jpii'ahi 'aiidy ■; : iieaTly:'rili,pf ; the Apts Pf.: tile' Apostles;, TJliis. ..preci'pjis'.yolume .i.s./wT.it.ten'in-'.tli'e diaiec't' 1 of--Ijpper; Egvptv..and;was,ratciuire'd,bv::.th(;: : pf'; rhp; BidtiSfc Jfuscuin. ; last yeai:, ■ ■ Biblo. s'ip'dents of every.'. Kind. wjl \i rejoicp■ 1 thati.liP.:;autnbri,ties. s'E.'<MJß : .^ti'oß , al ; ;'.sl.iir-: .spu'ni" hayp'dp'st l lib, t.ijnp iit .pmitiiig' 1 tliesa 1 : Aece.ssXble;' ■.fir.,.study ''i'n..'.a rolfim'P.wutifled'. vC'optic ; .AjWicirfr ;',Ee.\fs iii 'the...Dialect of lippk'' '.'Egypt.'' 'The;new ..'codex,, it' ~p claimedi ■piioves. freyond' dpuhfc that 'cbpips'. bf ; f.he" ;;Eg} - gtia.n,v.'tJj's(t' % ■•trah'jlais !^ojri; i 6 i f\ i sp^p.pf!v , the-:i^bks/pf,'iliS. ; ol , djan.d ".X'ew. 'Tejtara'ehis'>ii;erei ..;in;' ,ii'fe' irnqngi" >?gj;Etia^' ,, Cdiris , tia|ns. , /j^"iK6 ; jprtiPri: : of.:"theifour'fK cehtiiry';; th'E.r'ef.6re;th'6' origin' : ;bf:'th'e..yer'sipn itself''ea : iinpt'.:.lx;'p.la : 6c'd : :lafer : , than, the .tliy-d:.e'en'tn'rv.■■ There ,'i.s. there-' fbre, every' .rpaspn .'fp'r' belie'H.ng'ithat ■wiieii, ■St. Arithpny'heard/to',.Sc'riptniies read in.. Jiis yijlagb phiir'c'Ki he ■heiirtf ■them. re'ad''''in. 'Jijs'iiafiy'o 'and 'tliiif'tho- Earliest;:, -Jflib Bed. 'Seai.-aijd; Upper .ligypt' leiiiiiit''-.fo: fep'e'n'tt tJi6 Psrilirtfe nittl wlipie by, litf^t/fnQiji-XV>sfit!'aivir-:iii}V / 'llli's ev^i;jice'a'ffoi:u'ed;%. ! tl!isp;Cpyra!s:.cpni: !firj.its.3jjiyly ..nVd^ajslJ : p'o;iti;a.tlJU'ii*s.. jbpntPEiii'np: ■ ':t,hy.spread:'of ClirisHan'i.ty.iiVlKgypK /ll'ji.e:' cpilex'. is : i:!.ip, o'ld'e'st ikiiowii; copy pf -.'luy. translath)n::..pt:. aiiy.e.pnsideritb'e. portion <lf! ■the :Greek ißiblc. Ijijleed, i.t; i.si.probah.ly its'; early as'a'tiy eppy ii'ow.:in.'.exist<npe!:!p.f : >n:ny siibstahtial:'.pfft-'t Jo'f ''tits Biliie.:^—''.Safi.ilish ' tv.iirouurle.'-' :■'..:,