The great pyramid passages and chambers

PLATE CXXVI.

LETTER XX.

Mariette’s House, Sakkara. Thursday, 15th July, 1909.

DEAR BRETHREN,—Just now, Jack, Stanley and I are sitting in what used to be the desert home of Mariette, the great Egyptian excavator, and founder of Cairo Museum. The house is situated near the Sakkara Pyramids, about three hours’ donkey-ride from the Pyramids of Gizeh.

Donkey-riding at the Sakkara Pyramids.

506 We started out on donkeys at 6-30 this morning, accompanied by our tent contractor, Abdul Salam Faid. The donkey I am riding belongs to Mr. Faid, and is called ‘ Telephone.” While on the road we noticed quite a number of ‘ scarabs,” the

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