Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

Chapter 11

           Withsuchevidenceofthenarrator’struthbeforeus,wecouldnotdoubttheothermatterswhichhehadtold,suchasthebloodonthemummyhand,ormarksofthesevenfingersonthethroatofthestrangledSheik.

           "Ishallnottroubleyouwithdetailsofallwesaw,orhowwelearnedallweknew.Partofitwasfromknowledgecommontoscholars;partwereadontheSteleinthetomb,andinthesculpturesandhieroglyphicpaintingsonthewalls.

           "QueenTerawasoftheEleventh,orThebanDynastyofEgyptianKingswhichheldswaybetweenthetwenty-ninthandtwenty-fifthcenturiesbeforeChrist.Shesucceededastheonlychildofherfather,Antef.Shemusthavebeenagirlofextraordinarycharacteraswellasability,forshewasbutayounggirlwhenherfatherdied.Heryouthandsexencouragedtheambitiouspriesthood,whichhadthenachievedimmensepower.BytheirwealthandnumbersandlearningtheydominatedallEgypt,moreespeciallytheUpperportion.Theywerethensecretlyreadytomakeaneffortfortheachievementoftheirboldandlong-considereddesign,thatoftransferringthegoverningpowerfromaKingshiptoaHierarchy.ButKingAntefhadsuspectedsomesuchmovement,andhadtakentheprecautionofsecuringtohisdaughtertheallegianceofthearmy.Hehadalsohadhertaughtstatecraft,andhadevenmadeherlearnedintheloreoftheveryprieststhemselves.

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