AMONG THE ANCIENTS.
SUCCESSFUL- EXPLORATION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Cairo, March 8. An exploration party at Abydos, under Professor Neville, is believed to have found the tomb of Osiris, where the head of the God is supposed to be preserved. The party uncovered a subterranean chapel leading to a complete sanctuary of the same period as the pyramids. It is in a very ruinous condition, and is built of huge blocKs not similar to those used anywhere else in Egypt. [Osiris was the husband of Isis, and chief God of the ancient Egyptians. lle v was held to have gone through sufferings, to have died, to have risen again and finally to have become the judge of the dead. Ilis mysterie:] and rites were the most important part of Egyptian worship.]
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 3
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130AMONG THE ANCIENTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 3
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