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Article NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE. ← Page 3 of 9 →
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Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
Accordingly , on that day , answering to the , zbth of the-moon of Muharen , of ' the 1213 th year of the liegira , the General in Chief , Buonaparte , accompanied by several Officers of the Staff of his army , and several members of the National Institute , arrived at the mountains of Geozah , ' to the north-west of Memphis , at nine o ' clock in the morning , where he was met , according to appointment , by the Muftis and Imans . Having visited the five smaller Pyramids , he stopped at the Pyramid of Cheops , which he examined with particular attention , and the members of the National Institute immediately determined its height by trigonometrical measurements .
Its height was found to be about 155 mettres , ( that is , about 405 French feet ) which is nearly double that if the hi g hest monuments of Europe . The General and his suite having entered the Pyramid , they approached a passage 100 feet long and three broad , which conducted them by a rapid declivity to . the tomb of Pharaoh . A . second passage ,, much injured by . time , ascending towards the summit of the Pyramidconducted them successivelto two platformsand then
, y , to a vaulted gallery , 118 feet long , bordering on the vestibule of the tomb . This is a hall , about 17 feet long and 1 5 broad , with a vaulted roof . In one of the walls there appeared a place for a mummy , in which it is believed that of the wife of Pharaoh was laid . This apartment exhibited traces of the violent search made by the orders of Arabian Califfwho expected to find treasures there .
an , The effects of similar attempts were also seen in a second hall above the first , and hig her by near icofeet , which is believed to have contained the body of Pharaoh . This last hall has a flat roof ; its length is 32 feet , and its breadth 16 . It is not known what the plundering Arabs discovered in this sanctuary of the Pyramids . Buonaparte found only a coffin ot granite in the placeabout two feet long and four
, thick , which doubtless contained the mummy of Pharaoh . In this elevated spot the General in Chief seated himself on a block of granite , and making the Mufti and Imans , Sulieman , Ibrahim , and ° Muhammed , sit down bv him , he held the following
conversation with them , in the presence ot his suite . Buonaparte . God is great , and his works are wonderful ! but this is a great work by the hands of man ! What was the object of him who constructed this pyramid ? Sulieman . It was built by a powerful King of Egypt , whose name it is believed was Cheops . He wished to prevent sacrilegious hands from troubling the repose of his ashes . the Great by
Buonaparte . The funeral of Cyrus was performed , his desire , in the open air , that his body mig ht return the sooner to the elements whence it came . Did he not do better than Cheops > What think you ? ' . Sulieman— ( inclining his head ) . Glory to God , to whom all gloiy 1 S Buonaparte . Honour to Allah ! . Who was the Califf that caused this Pyramid to be opened , and disturbed the ashes of the dead ? Muhammed . It was Mahmoud , Commander of the Faithful , who reigned several ages ago at Bagdad , according to some ; but others
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
Accordingly , on that day , answering to the , zbth of the-moon of Muharen , of ' the 1213 th year of the liegira , the General in Chief , Buonaparte , accompanied by several Officers of the Staff of his army , and several members of the National Institute , arrived at the mountains of Geozah , ' to the north-west of Memphis , at nine o ' clock in the morning , where he was met , according to appointment , by the Muftis and Imans . Having visited the five smaller Pyramids , he stopped at the Pyramid of Cheops , which he examined with particular attention , and the members of the National Institute immediately determined its height by trigonometrical measurements .
Its height was found to be about 155 mettres , ( that is , about 405 French feet ) which is nearly double that if the hi g hest monuments of Europe . The General and his suite having entered the Pyramid , they approached a passage 100 feet long and three broad , which conducted them by a rapid declivity to . the tomb of Pharaoh . A . second passage ,, much injured by . time , ascending towards the summit of the Pyramidconducted them successivelto two platformsand then
, y , to a vaulted gallery , 118 feet long , bordering on the vestibule of the tomb . This is a hall , about 17 feet long and 1 5 broad , with a vaulted roof . In one of the walls there appeared a place for a mummy , in which it is believed that of the wife of Pharaoh was laid . This apartment exhibited traces of the violent search made by the orders of Arabian Califfwho expected to find treasures there .
an , The effects of similar attempts were also seen in a second hall above the first , and hig her by near icofeet , which is believed to have contained the body of Pharaoh . This last hall has a flat roof ; its length is 32 feet , and its breadth 16 . It is not known what the plundering Arabs discovered in this sanctuary of the Pyramids . Buonaparte found only a coffin ot granite in the placeabout two feet long and four
, thick , which doubtless contained the mummy of Pharaoh . In this elevated spot the General in Chief seated himself on a block of granite , and making the Mufti and Imans , Sulieman , Ibrahim , and ° Muhammed , sit down bv him , he held the following
conversation with them , in the presence ot his suite . Buonaparte . God is great , and his works are wonderful ! but this is a great work by the hands of man ! What was the object of him who constructed this pyramid ? Sulieman . It was built by a powerful King of Egypt , whose name it is believed was Cheops . He wished to prevent sacrilegious hands from troubling the repose of his ashes . the Great by
Buonaparte . The funeral of Cyrus was performed , his desire , in the open air , that his body mig ht return the sooner to the elements whence it came . Did he not do better than Cheops > What think you ? ' . Sulieman— ( inclining his head ) . Glory to God , to whom all gloiy 1 S Buonaparte . Honour to Allah ! . Who was the Califf that caused this Pyramid to be opened , and disturbed the ashes of the dead ? Muhammed . It was Mahmoud , Commander of the Faithful , who reigned several ages ago at Bagdad , according to some ; but others