Émile Brugsch

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Émile Brugsch (1842–1930) was a German-born Egyptologist renowned for his role in significant archaeological discoveries in Egypt, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most famously associated with the discovery and excavation of the Deir el-Bahari Cache (or Royal Mummy Cache) in 1881. This site contained a collection of royal mummies and artifacts, including those of Pharaohs like Seti I, Ramesses II, and others from the New Kingdom. Although Brugsch was not a Thelemite—Thelema being a spiritual philosophy developed by Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century—some people might connect Brugsch to Thelema due to his focus on ancient Egyptian religion and culture. Crowley's Thelema draws significantly from Egyptian symbolism, including deities such as Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit, which are central to its teachings.

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 Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu (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.

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Émile_Brugsch ]

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Symbolism	Ankh • Number of the beast • Pentagram • Rose Cross • Stele of Revealing • Tree of Life • Unicursal hexagram
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