Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1920 — Pharaoh’s Throne in Philadelphia. [ARTICLE]

Pharaoh’s Throne in Philadelphia.

Part of the palace to which the Pharoh Merneptah summoned Moses and Aaron to order, the Israelites out of Egypt more than 3,000 years ago is to become a permanent exhibit of the University of • Pennsylvania, In Philadelphia. The palace was discovered under the sands of centuries by Dr. Clarence S. Fisher, world famous archeologist. who has just returned after six years in the field for the University museum. It was located at the site of ancient Memphis, not far from the mouth of the Nile. The sections of the palace obtained include the raised dais on which stood Merneptah’s throne, with the steps at the sides and a ramp in front, on which. In all probability, the two patriarchs of the Old Testament stood after the plagues and heard the order to lead their people from bondage.'