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EGYPT, THE CRADLE OF ANCIENT MASONRY.
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EGYPT
THE
CRADLE OF ANCIENT MASONRY
BY /
NORMAN FREDERICK de ClIFFORD
COMPRISING A HISTORY OF EGYPT, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF
^be HntiQuit^ of ^asont^
RESULTING FROM MANY YEARS OF PERSONAL INVESTIGATION AND EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH IN
INDIA, PERSIA, SYRIA AND THE VALLEY OF THE NILE
ILLUSTRATED.
PHILADELPHIA
THE LINCOLN PUBLISHING COMPANY 1902
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS,
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BY NORMAN FREDERICK de CLIFFORD,
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:;.'■" : :. TO atY WIFE "WHO SO ABLY HELPED ME IN THIS MY life's work, EGYPT, THE CRADLE OF ANCIENT MASONRY.
RESPECT
FOR THE SUPREME COUNCILS
OF BOTH THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN JURISDICTIONS
AND TO THE
SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTORS-GENERAL, 33°
OF THE
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE WHERESOEVER DISPERSED.
ADMIRATION
FOR THE MEMORY OF OUR
REVERED BROTHER ALBERT PIKE
WHO MADE SCOTTISH RITE MASONRY WHAT IT IS TO-DAY
THIS BOOK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY
©cDicatcO
BY THE AUTHOR.
PREFACE.
lEfRE:
REEMASONRY and Brotherhood are terms recognized at once as -^ synonomous throughout the universe ; conveying the very essence of Love, Goodwill and Unselfishness, and when practically applied in the various walks of life resiilt in the greatest good to the greatest number.
Such was the thought that prompted the author to undertake the preparation of Egypt ^ the Cradle of Aticicjit Masonry^ after first receiving the Light in India, and being brought face to face, in the Eastern coun- tries, with convincing evidences of the wonderful knowledge acquired by the ancient people.
This knowledge, even from its first and superficial manifestation, commanded both intense surprise and admiration. It led to a determina- tion to investigate, to the fullest extent, the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions, symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples, so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand, appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days.
In writing this work it was deemed expedient to refer to numerous Masonic authorities, due acknowledgment and credit being given to each ; if, however, such has been omitted, it has been purely an oversight.
That greater knowledge and more earnest devotion to Masonry ; that higher and nobler manhood and purer thought and life, may follow a careful perusal of these pages is the sincere desire of
The Author.
CONTENTS.
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