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LLE. TEN-2U has just arrived in
America. Few people or to—da!
i know Mlle. Ten-zu or know that
est three thousand years ago she wal
of the most famous of beautiful young
en. lovely in charm and character, as
mhty as the proudest debutante may be.
and yet gracious and generous. The tame
her beauty had reached irom her native
R, and from many miles in all directions
came each day new admirers to kneel
her bare feet and press their lips upon
2%: slender fingers in token of their admi~
ration.
0 coming of Mile. Ten-zu to Philadel-
is an event of great importance. She
gush received there by a committee
«2-». up of men of international promi-
’ Vern themselves with such trifling ai-
' as the giving of a welcome to a visi-
hose chiei claim to fame was her
-~llty and charming disposition. But
this are many things about Mlle. Team;
which make her an extraordinary visitor.
sat there is the fact, outstanding of
‘ that she was born almost thirty
turiea ago. And then she was a priest-
not perhaps a high priestess. but a
utitul priestess. still—oi the famous
. pig 0! Amen at Thebes. And with her
7 using two separate matters at great im-
wanes are revealed. .
Om oi these is the new light upon the
autos of women in ancient Egypt. The
her is the actual progress of a young
a romance three thousand years ago.
Mlle. Ten-so comes to Amer-ha in
shopeotamummy. Shehasbesnae'
‘ by the Philadelphia Commercial
under whose auspices the Egyp-
tian Exploration Fund has been carrying
sense noteworthy explorations in the
bsrhood oz Thebes in upper Egypt.
is mummy is distinctly remarkable in
it is one of the two mummies with a
bite tees so far discovered In the wrap»
there have been found hieroglyphics
hieh almost identity mils. Ten-an. al-
oud: the identification is vague and
not altogether dependable so far.
waver. enough is known to assure us
: t flue. Ten-nu was a priestess. and a
* ntiinl one. Comparison with present
In conditions is, oi course. difficult in
, case.butthsauthoritiesatthePhila-
hiallaseum arscertainthatthaposi-
on the young woman whose mummified
Les-gins they are now examining, held
in old Egypt wears position of even far
i importance than that held te-dar
r amber oi the United States Senate.
, ~ white faced mummy was found in a
. . ttombinThebeainapartoi
'rossnetsry devoted to persons of m
. f . 1 one other white raced mummy
.. been discovered. It has been
, _. some time that only women
ed outstanding distinction for
uncharactersand powers wuss
"A Priestess of Thebes,” the painting made by an artist from
' papyrus description of "Ten-m. one of the Fri-stones Of
‘ in... .115. months. of the features to the “White Paco”
6! the mummy at the right suggests that perhaps tho my is
Ynear the excavated
I
ever prepared for
burial with whitened
face. The fact that
only two have so far
been found indicates,
indeed. that such a
distinction was one
that was rare, and
indicated a rank and
power that very few
ever attained.
Ordinary priest-
esses, as with ordi-
nary men and wom—
en, of Egypt were
buried with faces of
the mummy case
painted in various
c e l o r s , generally
with a base similar
to the flesh tone and
With decorations or
red and gold.
The period at Mile.
Ten—an has been dei-
initely placed at
about 500 B. C., dur-
ing a Ptolemaic
reign. There were
certain papyri found
in the burial urns
tomb in which on.
tumour was disco“-
ered. which indicat-
ed that this young
woman had been one
of the principal
priestesses at the
Temple oi Amen. and
that she had. been.
a?” ram». M...
MD 0 “a 7 ha
been almost amatter at MEW;
Th". '1" 3° W on. her tomb
°*‘ Wm «- mm which definitely
diseimdhsrnans. However, unrestra-
mmhlo circumstance was revealed
shorflrafiortheminlotmgmu
Philadelphia. Amok! We! a' ma.
Ten-an. a lush priestess oi Amen. 'u‘
Mend. Almost 'thia painting mt
1“" m I Dhohuaoh at the mummy
““1 3"“ W The building. at
course. was thou-cationic: an was...
solution. He had new his inspiration,
ham, 99‘ a. carom perusal oi old
“W“ ”W“! discovered in the suns
round a description ofths principal Fri-It-
0"“QOW5MEQ.andshswas
identified as Ten-an. So detailed was; this
description, written by some ancientsc‘ribe.
that the artist tell: he could almost painf
8 faithful likeness. His painting. which be-
came a Morrison. was the result. ,
When the white Medium was con-
WWW-anmocrem_
“mnofmneduubtremained—b
in romantic minds at leash-that Tea-In.
herseltvhad been unearthed andhadhsen-
brought to this coon to ropes-Lathe
hall- ot the, Phuadsixi Inseam Howe
rm... High-Prisms of» Ancient Thebes, Thought to Have
. . Been. Breaghtto Amerim' as the “E-White-Faced” Mummy
on WhoseShroad (#0955 Strange Symbols Tell
I;
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Inn-Its mien-d. near new Thin-a which ,3. jut {in an.
ms M a it “Qa’m’mw
mar about medical]: turn to the an- Thar-wealth on ancient Khemi. W” “n'
chm discussion at the daily life or the trailed. by these servants of
great ’Priestessjrmu. and reading that W at Meal. sea value were
Amen. and
m
he almost sure that we are reading the am in hiddlrr chambers beneath— the me».
life 'ot the white faced mummy whose roe- hum “an might}; .
rum ruled on an equal bade at an curl, and the little ringlets cling
inconceivable new- La-
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beautiful priest-secs.
Weed to charity by the cenétant attend-
ance 01 beautiful young girls.
Her body was considered sacred and
none but the, god might touch her, and all
day she served him by prayer and song and
dance.
Tamra. according to the ancient papyri.
arose with each dawn. for the prayer to
Horus. was one 01‘ grave importance.
The new risen sun had scarcely touched
the huge black granite columns as she
crossed the. court yard leading to the gate-
way. all sculptured and carved with won-
derful writings and figures. No sound
could be heard save the whisper of san-
dalled [set as the priests and priestesses
streamed across the yard.
Ton-zu. each day joined a group 0! young
girls. all clad. like herseli, in a cream
white robe. They stood behind a purple
chamiseddanlyshebegantosing
the- morning hymn to the sun god. The
refrain-‘wea taken up in soft tones, accom-
panied by music.
While the others chanted the refrain oi
the hymn Ten-so played on a sistrum
which she carried at her side. Her skill
on this instrument and the WM oi her
voice, were two imam-taut factors in the
rank which she held. ‘
She stood apart ken the others. and
none could speak to. her during the cere-
mony. Eur who. made «the but quality
of cloth. was 1:;wa by Narrow
girdle. and her hair; unlike the long plsits
or the othus. was a cluster of tiny curls
bound close to hcrhesd by a silver beard.
Them striking observance by the dis-
ccverers oi the beds or the nriesteu was
the complete pres-Mulch at the hair. 'Not
mane raisins 01 centuries removed one»
as tight}; to the hssd attire-mummy.
mam. it real} :- 51 Tom and with
T’m‘f the tact that!“ centurie- hifl mm m mpnbesto Anion
or m, which, has
readers mascara.“ continual mm
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hatter/thematmiee was over 'rena
an refined to hmpalaun maids the court-
yard. Est-e.- um byhsr slaves, num-
berin‘in the them for the profits 0:
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Rhino. If the cation. temple which once was the
Temple of Anon at Thebes, where Ten-tn was one of the
a... of He,- Former Power and Icauty
the best talent “It
could be rolled it“;
City.
The taking Of h
bath was 3 (element
. d and is;
urious as that under:
gone by the queen
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often hours Were is;
quired for 5’.
formalise.
as involve
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and
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longin: ex i;.~.‘.riy
to her as 1!.tsieéié
had in be ;+r"::ned.
Outside n- ..sr du~
ties as ‘ .. 3(- of
Anion. “E Eud-
ed her i .3:
h yin n5 he
of the 5; be:
time was (no
11 se of 11> >L.r: e .lei,
The care c:
vurite pets
them snug
mals brvu ‘
thé jungles If
Kant (‘Oliiiif‘fzr
reigning 1"." ~ '
who was
tor of the
and whose fad of training \\.
had spread throughout the {fishy
meat of Egyptian satiety; the ' ..
beautiful garden with its rare : wax. ‘
marble pools and beautiful birds. “in. V‘
walked in the evening, and i..:; i) _
important or all the zealous .
beauty were the chief Geii'llpal"
day.
She reigned supreme as the in
Anion, and her good will was semi: , 2‘ 6
leading members of the ('Ulll't ..~ - _ :n‘
b the high priests of the icing‘...
religion and statecraft were so ‘ . ,~
terwoven, she held a position 9.3.: ~:
in its similarity to that of Du '4 '
Court of France. The high
the god. while sacred and not ' ‘- ' . .
by mortal beings. was naturaliz' 13'»
its of the Emperor, and her px \‘sv r .-. »- :15
great as that of the French Wilt".:'. -. 3i: r
decision in matters of state. (4+7: '
and political controversies. was .
with almost the same deference .~ “wt
accorded to Ptolemy, and her life ~ 5‘“
of intrigue and danger.
Despite the high rank she held. grim; 5
because of it, Ten-zu was not aiiowmi in
go outside of the temple gates, and. “bile
she reigned supreme in her palace and be!
power was admitted outside the temple
walls, she was virtually a prisoner. and ll
was only during the rites of service that
she could either see or be seen by men and
women of the outside world.
Archmdogists have not as yet translated
lit? Li-
.311 the symbols that literally coversd the
cloth. of gold shroud over the white fat-ed
mummy. Those identified, however, are ul
great value as showing the esteem in which
this woman was held. may
The other objects round With ”19 L. >
8130 have their significance. There new
four ibises, the sacred bird of the he»
liens. and one hawk, each in its own Sepa-
rate case- One at the ibis cases has been
owed and the body of the bird has been
found to be thoroughly petrified, With >th
W still. in almost perfect condition.
Lam numbers or. the ibis were kept in
my“! in the Egyptian temples and thin}!
were-considered necessary to the hum-emu!
religious services. It was probably part 0;
tho duties or the priestess to superinten
the care of these birds. although 0: mum
chars; were innumerable slaves to do the
actual work. ‘
R is profoundly hoped, since the amazing
resemblance of the mummy’s face to that
; shwnd. The amhelosists are
oi Ten-zu. as painted by the artist from a
description found in papyri, that the
mummy may positively be identified as tail:
7 ' the symbols on
0.5 T0115! 33501! from feverishly
warm to this end. 11 they succeed there
will 5. 0918mm what is perhaps the meet
as well as romantic find over
some err-at mt
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