The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 211
now, although I am well acquainted with all, and
could prove from photographs of some of the
Humboldt Fragments that they had their workings
in Central America the same as they have
here.
During the Stellar Cult, which lasted about
three hundred thousand years, the Old Egyptians
attained a high state of knowledge, and sent
colonies nearly all over the world ; the proof
of this can be demonstrated by the remains
of their old Temples which have been found,
and also their skeletons buried in the thrice
bent position, and with a definite class of
implements buried with them. Proof of this
is afforded by the translation of an inscription
found at Dendera, which also goes to show
how far advanced were the Stellar Cult people
in arts and writings. The literal translation
the Egyptian words stand is :—
as
'
Was found foundation great in Dendera, in
writings
old in rolls of kids in the time of the
followers of Horus, was found between the wall
of brick of the South part in the reign of the
King of the Sun -beloved the son of Sun Lord of
diadems Phiops."
This, when translated into modern English,
"
That in the great foundation, in
would read :
Dendera, between the walls of brick at the
Southern part of the Temple, were found decayed