Wanderings in Bible lands- notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine (1894) (14597942347)

Identifier: wanderingsinbibl00mill (find matches)
Title: Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Miller, D(aniel) L(ong), 1841- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Mount Morris, Ill., The Brethren's publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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ssan, which we described ina previous letter, the tombs of the kings are entered by acorridor, a doorway and a long, descending gallery. Thewalls are covered with hieroglyphics and sculpture, depict-ing scenes in Egyptian life. The extent of these rocky ex-cavations is really wonderful. The following dimensionsof one of the larger tombs are given by Manning, and willgive an idea of the great amount of labor required to pre-pare it for its royal occupant. It is eight hundred andsixty-two feet in length, without reckoning the lateralchambers; the total area of excavation is twenty-three thou-sand, eight hundred and nine feet, occupying an acre and aquarter of ground, an immoderate space for the sepulchreof one individual, even allowing that the members of hisfamily shared a portion of its extent. The walls of the tombs are covered with paintings andsculpture, and it is really wonderful how well they havebeen preserved. They give a graphic illustration of lifeamong the ancient Egyptians.
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Entrance to the Kings Tombs at Thebes. WANDERINGS IN BIBLE LANDS. 22Q We saw here, as in a picture story-book, how the manhad cultivated his garden and fields, had garnered his har-vests, had sent merchandise on the river in boats sailingwith the wind; how he had gone to battle and taken com-mand of armies; the gathering in of his vintage, the gamesand shoutmgs of his wine-pressers, his sports in fishing andfowling. Then we saw him.-a picture of easy joy.-fn themidst of the family circle. We saw him at the feast; auestswere at his dwelling; he welcomed them to the merry banquet; slaves crowned them with garlands of flowers- thewine-cup passed round. Then there were harpers and mu-sicians and players on the double pipes. Girls in Ion-wavy hair and light, clinging garments were dancing Butto all things there comes an end. We saw here, also theday (how far back in the depths of time!) when thosepleasant feasts were all over,-the lilies dead, the musichushed, the last of this mans harvest