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Rocket, v. 1, issue 1, March 1940
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found under the head of Tut-Ankh-Amen and most interesting of all, a dagger with a gold haft an rock crystal knob head, which was on the thigh of King Tut-Ankh-Amen's mummy, has a blade of iron that stillis bright and has the appearance of steel. Late in 1928 sveral black wooden chests with vaulted lids were opened. In them were portrait statuettes of Tut-Ankh-Amen about fifteen inches in height. These so-called shawabtys ( or sutabi ) were to substitute for the king in the lower world, should he be called upon to do any hard work or as the text from the Book of the Dead has it " even as a man is bound to cultivate the fields, to flood the meadows, or to carry sand of the east to the west." These statuettes are important because they are simular to the deceased Tut-Ankh-Amen, because they show the correct Osiric mumification in linen, with the hands crossed and holding the flail and crozier,and, particularly because with each statue was a complete set, in copper or blue faence, of model vessels and impliments for agricultural work in the future world. [Illustration - GOLD HEADPLATE OF KING TUT - WD] The fineness of technique, the lavishness of gems and cold, the unique designs, the brilliance of color, and he tout ensemble of Pharahonic tomb display is almost incredible. There are four rooms in the tomb. THe first has been called the ante-chamber. There was found a vast profusion of beautiful objects Beyond it to the left is the annex. At the end of the ante-chamber, to the right, is the sepulchral hall, where the great Gilt Shrine (17 by 11 by 9 feet) was found and to its right, and extending backwards to the entrance passage, is the store chamber, in which was the cobra-corniced shrine containing the viscera hars. Such a splended find raised many difficulties. A rider to the excavation agreement says the objects in an untouched tomb go to the Cairo Museum; otherwise the finds are to be divided in half. Examinations of the seals showed that a theif or theives had entered the tomb for it had been sealed again by the inpspectos of Ramses IX. In the two outer chambers the objects were in somewhat of a confusion. There being no inventory, however of all objects it is easy to see why a question might arise over whether an object ahd been touched. At any rate, Egypt claimed the entire contents of the tomb. *FINIS* [Illustration - Bearded man] Confucius say, "It's Chicago in 1940"
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found under the head of Tut-Ankh-Amen and most interesting of all, a dagger with a gold haft an rock crystal knob head, which was on the thigh of King Tut-Ankh-Amen's mummy, has a blade of iron that stillis bright and has the appearance of steel. Late in 1928 sveral black wooden chests with vaulted lids were opened. In them were portrait statuettes of Tut-Ankh-Amen about fifteen inches in height. These so-called shawabtys ( or sutabi ) were to substitute for the king in the lower world, should he be called upon to do any hard work or as the text from the Book of the Dead has it " even as a man is bound to cultivate the fields, to flood the meadows, or to carry sand of the east to the west." These statuettes are important because they are simular to the deceased Tut-Ankh-Amen, because they show the correct Osiric mumification in linen, with the hands crossed and holding the flail and crozier,and, particularly because with each statue was a complete set, in copper or blue faence, of model vessels and impliments for agricultural work in the future world. [Illustration - GOLD HEADPLATE OF KING TUT - WD] The fineness of technique, the lavishness of gems and cold, the unique designs, the brilliance of color, and he tout ensemble of Pharahonic tomb display is almost incredible. There are four rooms in the tomb. THe first has been called the ante-chamber. There was found a vast profusion of beautiful objects Beyond it to the left is the annex. At the end of the ante-chamber, to the right, is the sepulchral hall, where the great Gilt Shrine (17 by 11 by 9 feet) was found and to its right, and extending backwards to the entrance passage, is the store chamber, in which was the cobra-corniced shrine containing the viscera hars. Such a splended find raised many difficulties. A rider to the excavation agreement says the objects in an untouched tomb go to the Cairo Museum; otherwise the finds are to be divided in half. Examinations of the seals showed that a theif or theives had entered the tomb for it had been sealed again by the inpspectos of Ramses IX. In the two outer chambers the objects were in somewhat of a confusion. There being no inventory, however of all objects it is easy to see why a question might arise over whether an object ahd been touched. At any rate, Egypt claimed the entire contents of the tomb. *FINIS* [Illustration - Bearded man] Confucius say, "It's Chicago in 1940"
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