The seventh scroll /
Smith, Wilbur A.
The seventh scroll / Wilbur A. Smith. - London : Pan Books, 1995. - 708 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
The Seventh Scroll, an ancient papyrus written by the slave Taita, holds the secret to the location of the Pharaoh's hidden tomb and his staggering untold wealth. Untouched for thousands of years, the scroll is accidentally discovered and instantly becomes something people will kill to obtain. In a race against an unknown enemy, Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist who has deciphered the scrolls, and Nicholas Quentin-Harper, an English adventurer who risks his fortune, search the Ethiopian highlands for the whereabouts of the Pharaoh's treasure. As they close in on the tomb, the brilliant Taita's ancient traps become deadly while their enemy brings his ruthlessness and power to bear.
0330344153
Egyptian language --Papyri --Fiction.
Manuscripts (Papyri) --Fiction.
Tombs --Egypt --Fiction.
FIC SMI
The seventh scroll / Wilbur A. Smith. - London : Pan Books, 1995. - 708 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
The Seventh Scroll, an ancient papyrus written by the slave Taita, holds the secret to the location of the Pharaoh's hidden tomb and his staggering untold wealth. Untouched for thousands of years, the scroll is accidentally discovered and instantly becomes something people will kill to obtain. In a race against an unknown enemy, Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist who has deciphered the scrolls, and Nicholas Quentin-Harper, an English adventurer who risks his fortune, search the Ethiopian highlands for the whereabouts of the Pharaoh's treasure. As they close in on the tomb, the brilliant Taita's ancient traps become deadly while their enemy brings his ruthlessness and power to bear.
0330344153
Egyptian language --Papyri --Fiction.
Manuscripts (Papyri) --Fiction.
Tombs --Egypt --Fiction.
FIC SMI