The
find includes a document that dates back to the 16th century. Written By/ Nevine
El-Aref.
Officials
of the Antiquities Unit of the Customs Department at Cairo International
Airport on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle a collection of old manuscripts
and documents that date back several centuries out of Egypt.
Hamdy
Hammam, head of the Central Administration of Seized Antiquities Unit told
Ahram Online that the manuscripts were contained in three books, while ten
other documents were packed in seven separate parcels on their way to an Arab
country.
According
to Ali Ramadan, director of the Archaeological Unit at the airport's cargo
village, one book is entitled Summary of the Speeches of the Princes of the
Holy House.
The
277-page text is imprinted with red and black ink and bears several dates from
948-1299 Hijri (1541/2-1881/2 CE).
The second book includes of 20 pages and is
dated 28 Jumada II 1334 Hijri (1915/6 CE). The third has 56 pages and bears the
date 1265 Hijri (1848/9 CE).
The ten documents belong to the Egyptian Survey
Authority and are dated from 1239 to 1251 Hijri (1823/4 - 1835/6 CE).
An archaeological committee from the Ministry of Antiquities has inspected and verified the authenticity of the items.
The documents and manuscripts were confiscated according to Antiquities Protection Law, No. 117 of 1983 and its amendments, and will be held until the investigation's conclusion.
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