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Émile Brugsch (1909)

Émile Brugsch (February 24, 1842 – January 14, 1930) was a German Egyptologist known for having thrown on the rubbish heap an arm found in the tomb of Djer which Ancient Egyptians believed was the tomb of Osiris. He was also the official who evacuated the mummies of the Royal Cache from Deir el-Bahari in 1881 without recording the plan of the tomb. This has fuelled speculation that he was involved in the pilfering of antiquities.

Early life and education

Emil Charles Adalbert Brugsch was born in Berlin on 24 February 1842. His elder brother was the Egyptologist Heinrich Karl Brugsch, his brother was babysitting him. Brugsch did attend secondary school but received no higher education. The autobiography of Adolf Erman is a primary source on the Brugsch family.

Career

In 1904, Brugsch was assistant curator of the Boulaq Museum, the core element of what is today's Egyptian Museum. He assisted occult writer Aleister Crowley by having the Stele of Revealing translated by his assistant. The Stele became an integral part of Crowley's religion of Thelema and the translation was integrated into its foundational philosophical text, The Book of the Law.

Death and legacy

Brugsch has been described as leaving "behind him an evil reputation" through his dealings in Egypt. He died in Nice, France, aged 87.

See also

References

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  1. Salima Ikram and Aidan Dodson, The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity, Thames & Hudson, 1998, p. 109
  2. Hatchepsut, Joyce Tyldsley, p.93
  3. Neil Cooke, ed. (2019). Journeys Erased by Time: The Rediscovered Footprints of Travellers in Egypt and the Near East. Archaeopress Publishing Limited. p. 81. ISBN 9781789692419.
  4. http://www.nicholasreeves.com/item.aspx?category=Writing&id=328
  5. Book of the Dead: Becoming God, Oriental Institute, pp. 162-163
  6. Hatchepsut, Joyce Tyldesley, p. 93

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