PART I
Certain Infamy in Egyptology and Museology

PART II
"The Truth Is On The March"

PART III
Unfinished Draft
of a Letter

PART IV
Psalms
Men in High Places
Quotations & Statements
Letter to Egyptologists

PART V
"Common Sense to Ponder..."

PART VI
"Je Cherche Un Homme"

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LETTER TO EGYPTOLOGISTS

The reader must know that the two Amarnas were donated to the Holy Father in 1979. I'd like to quote Nolli from his Point 9, "In Defence..." p. 27. He wrote:

"Now, for anyone who does not know it, before any object of this kind is presented to the Pope, the competent authorities have it examined by the experts and technicians who are in charge of the particular field to which the artifact belongs, to be absolutely sure that it is not a forgery.

"This is what has been done for the two Mansoor-Amarna pieces which were examined and studied for almost two years by the Inspector of the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, pro-tempore, Monsignor Gianfranco Nolli, who declared them authentic. It is not ... a gift blindly accepted."

In her book "La Grande Nubiade," Stock/Pernoud, 1992, p. 352, "la grande dame de l'égyptologie française" wrote in the chapter "Comment une oeuvre d'art entre au Louvre, [un unica], the following: "Il est nécessaire de le faire d'abord analyser au laboratoire des Musées nationaux, pour réunir sur lui le maximum de preuves 'matérielles' de son authenticité, mais avant tout n'oublions pas l'étude archéologique." So, the donation of an Amarna Princess to the Louvre was not either "a gift blindly accepted." And who undertook "l'étude archéologique" of the Amarna Princess donated to the Louvre? It is no other than "an Egyptologist of the first rank," and it could have never been any other "scholar more highly qualified in the world of art and archaeology than Madame Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt." (Dr. Sarwat Okasha, Minister of Culture and National Guidance of Egypt, 1963. See "The Truth..." p. 90).

In conclusion, I’d like to tell you that there is a lot more to the matter that I did not take up yet, and I prefer to do it with a small group of Egyptologists who would not be afraid to listen to what I have to relate to them. In such an eventual meeting, Egyptologists can ask me any questions they may have, and I shall evade none, always answering to the best of my knowledge since I am sworn to speak the truth in this matter. I’d like, once more, to swear to God, and I am due to appear in front of Him in the not too distant future, that if I had a scintilla of doubt that the Mansoor Amarna Collection could be spurious, I would have never been fighting for fifty years for its total vindication. Nor would I be sacrificing my retirement for this purpose. It is, then, my absolute conviction that all the Amarna sculptures constituting the Mansoor Collection "are genuine, original, authentic and ancient."

Clearly, the matter should and must be re-assessed, studied and researched considering "the impressive scientific evidence favoring authenticity" as said by an eminent scientist attached to a leading American museum ("The Truth..." p. 127). And the Ph.D. of any scientist is as important as that of any Egyptologist. That "impressive scientific evidence favoring authenticity" has proved, beyond any doubt, two important things: 1) that there is definitely an ancient patina on the Mansoor Amarnas, including erosion, natural deposits, dendrites, desert varnish, etc. 2) As the most eminent Prof. Leon T. Silver of Cal Tech and NASA stated in the conclusion of his report ("Je Cherche un Homme..," p. 33), there is no evidence of a false patina medium applied to the specimens as has been implied by at least one previous examiner." And other scientists stated same in their own way. Need a complimentary copy of "Je Cherche un Homme..."? Gladly. Still some copies available. Both reports of Prof. Silver and Mr. Young are printed in "Je Cherche...." To request a copy, please follow the same procedure as if requesting "In Defence...."

For those of you who don’t read "The Akhetaten Sun," Prof. Wildung stated in its Volume 3, Number 2 of November 1998 that "Ancient Egypt with all its open questions about history, religion and art was, and still is, for him the great challenge." This statement is very true and could apply to any serious Egyptologist who is researching ancient Egypt in a scholarly manner. But it seems to me that, regarding the Mansoor Collection, he cannot or will not accept the challenge as, for some obscure reason to me, or perhaps from incompetence to distinguish an ancient artifact from a forgery, he doesn’t want to accept the challenge as he knows he is not up to it.

Just a little while ago, I said that I prefer to tell more about the Collection to a small group of Egyptologists--perhaps from five to ten--who would not be afraid to listen to what I have to relate to them, so in turn they relay it to their colleagues. Any volunteers? Please contact me quickly if you volunteer, as I prefer not to write anymore, but let some true scholars handle the matter. I know that scholars will use a gracious style which I can use no more since there is revolt and devastation in my mind and conscience from half a century of injustice.

I want to thank you all for the time spent in reading my writing, and I pray God to bless all those who will act scholarly in this most deplorable matter. Their conscience will be their guide.

With utmost respect, and hoping and praying to hear from all of you soon.

Sincerely, 

Edmond R. Mansoor

End of August, 1999