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Excerpt from Israel in Egypt: Egypt's Place Among the Ancient Monarchies We see upon the walls of tombs and temple-palaces many illustrations of the ancient civilization of Egypt. There we meet that singular people face to face. One desire, however, remains unsatisfied. We wish they would speak to us. The faces of those who move in the processions of men and gods are without expression. In funeral rites, and in sports, we see only pantomime. Then we inquire of the characters which accompany the groups of figures, and fill the long rolls of papyrus. One by one they yield up their secrets. After centuries of silence, the priests, and kings, and people, talk with us. They describe, with wonderful clearness, the very thoughts of those who conquered or taught the sacred mysteries, or worked under the taskmasters in the valley of the Nile long ago. By the light of this literature, we are better prepared to speak with confidence concerning the dynasties of ancient kings. The condition of the sciences, and the origin of the Hyksos, with many other inquiries, are no longer entirely hidden from our sight. But such discussions arc not the only fruit of the interpretation of hieroglyphics, or sacred writing. These characters have, as it were, embalmed the precious thoughts of most distant ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.