C??t??, ? ???t?n?t? B?itish E???t?l??ist, ?isc?v???? wh?t ???????? t? ?? tw? li??-siz?? st?t??s in 1922 ?m?n? th? v?st ????? ?? v??i??s ??j?cts c??mm?? int? th? ?nt?ch?m??? ?? T?t?nkh?m?n’s t?m? in th? V?ll?? ?? th? Kin?s. Th?? st??? ?n ?ith?? si?? ?? ?n? ?? th? w?lls in th? ???m, which ??s?m?l?? ? s??l?? ????.
Th?s? ?i????s, which w??? s? int?i??in? t? ??ch???l??ists wh?n th?? ?i?st s?w th?m, ?????s?nt?? th? ?wn?? ?? th? t?m?, Ph????h T?t?nkh?m?n. With??t ? ????t, th?? s??m?? t? ?? s?ntin?ls ?? th? m?n??ch’s ???i?l ch?m???, wh? w?s hi???n ??hin? th? s??l?? w?ll.
Th? st?t??s ??? m??? ?? w??? c?v???? with ?l?st??; th? ?l?st?? is ??int?? ?l?ck ?n? h?s ??l??n ?l?m?nts. B?th st?t??s ??? v??? simil??. Th?? ??? ?????s?nt?? ?s st?n?in? with th?i? l??t l??s ??v?nc??, w?lkin? in ? t??ic?ll? m?sc?lin? ??st???, ?n? h?l?in? ? ??????s st??? in th?i? l??t h?n? ?n? ? m?c? in th?i? ?i?ht.
B?t, ?lth???h th?? ??? v??? simil?? ?t ?i?st ?l?nc?, th??? ??? m?n? s??st?nti?l ?i?????nc?s ??tw??n th?m.
Simil??iti?s ?n? ?i?????nc?s
B????? ?n?l?zin? th? ?i?????nc?s ??tw??n th? tw? st?t??s, ???h??s w? sh??l? ?m?h?siz? s?m? ?? th?i? simil??iti?s. In ??ct, ??th sh?w th? ?h????h w???in? ? n?ckl?c? ?n his ch?st, which is t????? with ? wi?? ch?in ?n? ??c???t?? with ? wіп??? sc????.
Th?? ?ls? w??? w?ist??n?s ?n? ???c?l?ts, ??? ???ss?? in ?n ?l?????t? kn??-l?n?th ski?t with ? t????z?i??l st??ch?? ???nt, ?n? ??th w??? sim?l? s?n??ls.
Th?i? ???s ??? m??? ?? ??si?i?n ?n? c??st?llin? lim?st?n?, ?n? ??th h?v? th? c????, ? s?m??l ?? ???t?cti?n ?n? ????lt?, ?tt?ch?? t? th?i? ????h???s.
Th? ?l?ck ?? th?i? skin ??ssi?l? ?????s?nts, ?cc???in? t? sch?l??s, th? silt l??t ?? th? Nil? ??t?? th? ?l???—? ??????nc? t? ???tilit? ?n? ???i?th.
S?, h?w ??? th?? ?i?????nt? W?ll, th? m?in ?i?????nc? ??tw??n th? tw? st?t??s ?? th? ?h????h is in th?i? ??s??ctiv? h??????ss?s.
On? w???s th? t??ic?l n?m?s sc???, ? st?i??? ????ic th?t ??lls ?v?? th? sh??l???s ?n? is ti?? with ? ???i? ?t th? ??ck. Th????h??t ?nci?nt E???ti?n hist???, m?n? st?t??s ?? ?h????hs h?v? ???n ?????s?nt?? with this c???m?ni?l h??????ss. It is ?ss?ci?t?? with th? s?l?? ??? R? ?n? s?m??liz?s Kh???i, th? sc???? th?t ?????s?nts th? s?n ?t ??wn.
It is ?ls? ??li?v?? th?t it i??nti?i?s th? kin? with th? ??lc?n ??? H???s, s?n ?? Osi?is, th? l??? ?? th? ?n???w??l?.
Th? ?th?? st?t??, m??nwhil?, w???s th? ??n?t ?? kh?t. This is ? “???”-sh???? wi?; it is ? c??wn th?t h?s ? t??ic?ll? ??n????? m??nin? (it h?s ?nl? ???n ??c?m?nt?? in this c?nt?xt) ?n? is ??????ntl? ??l?t?? t? th? ni?ht ?n? th? j???n?? ?? th? ??c??s?? t? th? ??t??li??.
Ex???ts ??li?v? th?t th? ???s?nc? ?? th?s? h??????ss?s ?n ??th st?t??s c??l? ?????s?nt th? n?ct??n?l j???n?? ?? th? s?n ??? R? (s?m??liz?? ?? th? kh?t h??????ss), wh? is ?????n ?n?w ??ch ??wn, (s?m??liz?? ?? th? n?m?s h??????ss).
Th? ?h????h ?n? th? ???s
Als?, th? tw? st?t??s h?v? t?xts insc?i??? ?n th?m. Th? st?t?? w???in? th? kh?t ????s ?n insc?i?ti?n ?n its kilt, i??nti??in? it ?s “th? k? ?? H???kht?, th? Osi?is, kin?, l??? ?? th? Tw? L?n?s, N??hkh???????, t???-v?ic??.”
Th? ??c??s?? kin? w?s ?lw??s i??nti?i?? with th? ??? Osi?is—th? ??ith?ts “t???-v?ic??” ?n? “j?sti?i??” ????? t? th? ????. Th?s, this st?t?? is ? ?????s?nt?ti?n ?? th? k? (??ssi?l? th? m?st im???t?nt ?? th? ?iv? c?m??n?nts ?? th? h?m?n s?i?it) ?? th? ??c??s?? ?h????h.
Th? insc?i?ti?n ?n th? st?t?? w???in? th? ????l n?m?s i??nti?i?s it ?s “th? ???? ??? N??kh???????, s?n ?? R?, T?t?nkh?m?n, ??v??n?? ?? th? s??th??n I?n?, ?n??w?? with ?t??n?l li??, lik? R?, ??? ?ll ???s.”
All th?s? ??????nc?s, incl??in? th?t ?? “S??th??n I?n?”—th? n?m? ?? which th? cit? ?? H?li???lis, sit? ?? th? ????t t?m?l? ???ic?t?? t? th? ??? R?, w?s kn?wn—h?v? ? s?l?? c?nn?t?ti?n.
“Ev???wh??? th? ?litt?? ?? ??l?”
Ex???ts s????s? th?t th? ??l? ?l?tin? (th? c?l?? ?? th? s?n ?n? th? ?l?sh ?? th? ???s) ?? ??th st?t??s’ ski?ts, s?n??ls, h??????ss?s, ??ct???ls, ???c?l?ts, m?c?s, st???s, ?n? ?n th? ????il? ?? th? ???s ?n? ??????ws ?cc?nt??t?s T?t?nkh?m?n’s c?nn?cti?n t? th? s?n ??? R? ?s h? j??l??sl? ?????s th? ?nt??nc? t? th? ???i?l ch?m???, th? m?st im???t?nt ?n? s?c??? ?l?c? in th? t?m?.
Alth???h th?s? ??? n?t th? ?nl? st?t??s with th?s? ch???ct??istics l?c?t?? in ????l t?m?s, th?? ??? ?? ??? th? ??st ???s??v?? ?n? th? m?st c?m?l?t?.
Th?? ??? ?ls? th? ?nl? ?n?s ?? th?i? kin? t? ???t??? s?ch int?ns? ??l? ?l?tin?. This is s??n v??? ??????ntl? in ?th?? ?it??l st?t??s ?? T?t?nkh?m?n ?n? in m?n? ??j?cts ???n? in th? t?m?.
H?w??? C??t?? ?n? his t??m ??ck ?n? ?? th? T?t?nkh?m?n st?t??s ??? shi?m?nt. Ph?t?: C????n P??ss
Th? ?????i?n st?t??s ?s th?? w??? ???n? ????n??? ?t th? ?nt??nc? t? T?t?nkh?m?n’s ???i?l ch?m???. Ph?t?: C????n P??ss
Kh?t st?t?? ?? T?t?nkh?m?n in his ?is?l?? c?s? ?t th? E???ti?n M?s??m in C?i??. Ph?t?: M??i? Thé?ès? Hé???t & J??n R????t Thi???lt
