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takin to rtad thr rldille of the Sphinx, and
American mum y may, within the next year,
uulve the riddle of 7,iJ years.
Corrinptoii. wlione t xploratinns of the
Kreut pyramid of Cheops threw light upon
the most ancient propW of the world, has
undertaken to rai.e money to UtK the tons
of sand from around the sphinx of Oizeh. tlie Kieatest
monument of the world: to explore the inner cavities of
the niuiiuine.it. and see whether or not the mystery that
Jms puzzled the world for a Res can he solved.
Three times within the last century efforts have been
mnde to excavate (he sand and uncover the ancient
momini 'iit. hut each has heeii ahandomd before comple
tion, and the t-'phinx rcver has bun completely uncov
ered. Now Conine-ton, with $J."i.oini of American money
subscribed for the purpose, plans to din away all the
sand: to uncover the Riiat Meniphlan hifhway that ran
before the ancient Moih; to restore the great tliht of
steps that led from toe highway lip t the Sphinx; ami,
linilly. to delve into the hidden chambers that are known
io exist and there se. k history .he history of an unknow n
world that was forgotten at least 4mm years ago.
Mystery Has Puzzled for Ages.
proliahly from the faep of a sheer bluff. How old It Is,
why it was built, who built it, what it is, no one knows,
and there is proof that It was as groat a mystery 4.o"i
years ago as it Is todny.
At a recent meeting of the Kgyptlan Institute at Cairo
Oorrington announced his intention and secured sanction
for hit plans. He will xcavnte at least .'no.ilio cubic feel
of sand, possibly ninr", ami will begin his labors In the
fall.
Possibly the Sphinx was built as the tomb of Khufu. or
of Khafra, or as an Image of M , nes or Horns, the god
kings. No one knows. A few clews to the secret have been
found, due of these is a passageway dug Into the lion buck
of the man headed Sphinx, which appears to be a pas
sageway to an underground tomb, where even now the
mummy of the greatest of old Kgypt s rulers may rest in
green basalt.
Secret Unknown 3,003 Years Ago.
The hist important discovery was made a short ti:m
ago, when Kg ptoloijists uncovered a stele in front of
the great figure and lei. tied that there had been a Ilomaii
altar between tin- piw j This gae some lew as to lin
age of the Sphinx, as the stele showed thai in lti'i It. C.
as little was know v. .iii,i( I' and Its origin as is now known
The stile was erected by 1'haraoh T.ihuf.nes . son of
' I.onk thou at me! my son, Tahulmes! I m thy
fatlnr. llcr-cm i.khl. Kl.epia, Ha, and Turn, giving (o tliep
the kingdom. n tln-e b.-ill be place I Us while crown 'and
ils red ciown, on (ho throne of Seh the heir. There is
given to thee the land in Its length and its breadth, which
Is lightenid by the InK'ht eye of the universal lord. Pro
vision is before thee in .he two lands, and the great s f!s
of all foreign lands, anl I he duration o a great spucp of
years. My face is towards thee, and my heart is towards
thee. . . . The sand of the desert on which I am reaches
to me. spoiling me; perform thou that which Is In my heart,
for 1 know that thou art my son, who reverences me; draw
near, and behold I am with thee "
Speculations as to Its Origin.
Hi vend this only few fragments, of the tee were
found. The name of Khafra, who succeeded Khut'uwho
was the great Cheops has been found or the Sphinx, but
tin re H nothing to show w hy he came to call (here.
T.ihutmis I'Vidi'iilly lad small respect for Khafra. for
when he sa' down and look his chisel in hand lo write a
few liie s for (he bem-iil of (he people who were io live 4.
years later he stole ,.nc of Khafra's dooisills to use as
ma nuscript.
Ther" is a theory that the Sphinx was ca'ved out of
the solid sloi f a oliift. and that (he tomb in the bark
existed before the carving was done. This is based on
the idea that, if the Sphinx represenis one of Kgypt's gods
or goddesses. It would have been sacrilege to place even
a tomb in It. It Is also aigued that the Sphinx is really
the mausoleum of on- of the great rulei s, and was not
venerat -d as a god or goddess until after his or her body
was placed In It.
Tne toMib in the lack of (he Snhinx never has been
thorougi.K explored, and it is in this d'rection that Cor
lington Will make his main investigation. He expects
confidently that somewhere on or in the huge monument
he will find scratched I on the ancient stones the key trt
the puzzle, and may solve (he riddle of centuries.
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south, for shnntin.',' at a t ret with copper farrows). And
he hunted tin lions -mi ! ti e gazelle of the desert, rid't.fi
in his chariot, his hoj-s. s swifter than the wind, with two
of his followers, ae-l no lirui knew of them.
"Once came an i-oiir if u-iving lest to Ids follower
. . . then the Sphii.x of K (lepra, great and ex.ilte.l. rest-
d in this place, greii of the i-pirits. most highly revered,
for to him was given Mie t mp:"S or Memphis and of every
town on both sides. Their lands adored his. presence
with gre; t offerings for his Ka.
The riddle of the Sphinx may yet be uniaveled. and this Amenhotep II., and grandson of the great Queen Hatshcp-
rlddle is deeper and more unknowable than the riddle
that was propounded o tKdipus b; the Sphinx of Thebes
sut. I'pon tin
legend of one
stele Tahutmes wrote a short story, or a
nf his wn adventures, which has b
All that Is known about the Sphinx Is that it lias the translated as follows:
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" I le once w- nt n tl-dd, pie " 'ng his count en.im . on the
desert of the Mcmphit) Home, upon Its holders noith and
Heird the Voice of the Sphinx.
in f i .-e times it came to pass a journey was
made by the king's ;-on T.ilmt uies. Journeying upon the
time of noon. A rest 'ie made in the shadow of this god.
n slei p f. 11 upon him, Jnaming in slumber in the moineiu
wlu n the sun was overlie. id. Found he the nm.iesty of this
iioMc god, talkin : to him by his e'oiitli. speaking like the
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