The Book of the Cave of Treasures by E.A. Wallis Budge

The Book of the Cave of Treasures. A History of the Patriarchs and the Kings, their Successors from the Creation to the Crucifixion of Christ. Translated from the Syriac text of the British Museum ms. add. 25875. With 16 plates and 8 illustrations in the text by Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, published in 1927. First Edition. One of the most prolific and respected Egyptologists of the Victorian era, Budge here offers his translation of the 4th-century A.D. Syrian text commonly known as “the Cave of Treasures,” a history of the world from the Creation to the crucifixion of Christ and considered by some to be an apocryphal book of the Bible. Budge’s extensive notes, linking the work to other ancient writings, as well as the numerous illustrations, make this unusual work, first published in 1927, an excellent resource for students of ancient civilizations and comparative mythology. Hardcover with embossed lettering and light shelfwear to corners and ends.