Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 800
heir valuable contents, as, e.g., the tombs of kingsKemose and Amosis as well as that of Queen Ahhotep.Yet their treasures were curiouslv preserved for us by acci-dent. In the year i 860 some fellaheen discovered the coffinof Ahhotep hidden in the sand, in which lay not only themummy of the queen… … Stele of Menephtah in Black Syenite (mentioning Israel) DURING 19111 CENTURY: EGYPT 685 coffin together with its treasures came to be in the placewhere it was discovered remains a mystery. It is possiblethat some thieves had broken into the royal tombs, andthen secreted their bootv until such time…
