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The Moses Legacy

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Adam Palmer
The Moses Legacy

For my cousin Avi, fellow writer and most generous
source of encouragement, and to Ira who first put me
on to this theme by introducing me to Freud's
theory on Moses and Akhenaten.

But mostly for my father.

Contents

Prologue

‘Joshua, my time is coming and the mantle of leadership…

Chapter 1

Khamsin – the hot slow dry wind that blows in…

Chapter 2

‘I got the message at two in the morning,' said…

Chapter 3

‘It's a pity you didn't find the rest,' said Akil…

Chapter 4

‘This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate…

Chapter 5

‘How many years has it been?' asked Harrison Carmichael as…

Chapter 6

Akil Mansoor had been true to his word about providing…

Chapter 7

Joel awoke in the men's communal tent, sweating heavily. He…

Chapter 8

‘It's definitely Proto-Sinaitic,' said Daniel, struggling to contain his excitement.

Chapter 9

‘First of all, I have some good news. Carmichael is…

Chapter 10

‘We're here,' said Mansoor.

Chapter 11

‘Look, could you at least give me my phone back…

Chapter 12

‘This is where we keep all the artefacts that aren't…

Chapter 13

‘They're anti-Semitic, anti-American, anti-British and anti-Western. They'd like to wipe…

Chapter 14

‘You've got to be kidding!'

Chapter 15

Goliath was lying on the bed in his hotel room,…

Chapter 16

‘So you admit that you were at the house that…

Chapter 17

‘He was a friend of Lord Byron, you know,' said…

Chapter 18

Goliath hardly noticed the streets of Cairo sweep by as…

Chapter 19

‘Well, I'm pleased to tell you, Professor Klein, that you…

Chapter 20

Sarit arrived in Cairo from Cyprus, entering the country using…

Chapter 21

‘I still don't like it,' said Daniel, feeling self-conscious as…

Chapter 22

The curator was sweating, but it wasn't just from the…

Chapter 23

‘It couldn't have come from the Aswan High Dam excavations,'…

Chapter 24

‘What could it possibly be?' asked the consultant.

Chapter 25

‘“I will sing to Jehovah for he has…” and then…

Chapter 26

Once again, Goliath was afflicted by a feeling of failure.

Chapter 27

‘This is the famous Mernepteh stele,' said Mansoor. ‘Made of…

Chapter 28

Sarit was back in her hotel room in Cairo, waiting…

Chapter 29

Daniel was hit by an unexpected blast of heat as…

Chapter 30

Goliath was looking at the entrance to the tomb that…

Chapter 31

‘The theory that Yuya was Joseph of the Old Testament…

Chapter 32

The office was busy when a six-page fax arrived at…

Chapter 33

‘It's known to the locals as the Valley of the…

Chapter 34

Goliath had decided not to take the taxi across the…

Chapter 35

Gabrielle had been the first one to hear something going…

Chapter 36

Sarit had watched Daniel and the others drive across to…

Chapter 37

‘His neck's been broken,' said Mansoor. The sorrow in his…

Chapter 38

Driving at night along the Nile Valley was a dangerous…

Chapter 39

Ignoring the blood and struggling desperately not to let the…

Chapter 40

Sarit's training had involved the advanced driving course, including night…

Chapter 41

‘My name is Daniel Klein!' Daniel shouted. ‘I'm a British…

Chapter 42

The bitch! thought Goliath. The fucking evil bitch!

Chapter 43

‘It's just a flesh wound,' said Gabrielle with a smile,…

Chapter 44

Sarit arrived in Cairo sometime after four in the morning.

Chapter 45

Daniel had let Gabrielle do the talking. After a sleepless…

Chapter 46

‘Can you hear me?'

Chapter 47

On the felucca, the rest of the day drifted by…

Chapter 48

‘These are very serious charges, Miss Stewart,' the police captain…

Chapter 49

Breakfast on board Walid's boat was shakshouka – fried eggs…

Chapter 50

‘We thought we should warn you. If she was trying…

Chapter 51

‘I'm telling you – we didn't have anything to do…

Chapter 52

Sarit was in the Wekalat Al-Balah Bazaar, wearing a jilbab…

Chapter 53

Six days after they had set out, Daniel and Gabrielle…

Chapter 54

He came through for me, Goliath was thinking as he…

Chapter 55

‘We can't go by bus,' Gabrielle was saying. ‘They'll catch…

Chapter 56

‘Passport, please,' said the Egyptian soldier.

Chapter 57

Mid-April was towards the end of the tourist season, at…

Chapter 58

‘I didn't actually lose it,' Sarit was explaining. ‘I just…

Chapter 59

Daniel had initially assumed that Walid was a local Luxor…

Chapter 60

Sarit had been sitting in the waiting area on the…

Chapter 61

‘Are you awake?' asked Gabrielle.

Chapter 62

‘I'm telling you she's dangerous.'

Chapter 63

It had taken three days on camels instead of the…

Chapter 64

Goliath was beginning to regret leaving the hospital. The burns…

Chapter 65

A trail of bullets from the Israeli patrol boat raked…

Chapter 66

It took Goliath somewhat longer to get to the Sphinx…

Chapter 67

Captain Ben-Dor had told them very little. Little as in…

Chapter 68

Na'if was struggling frantically for breath. He felt the bandaged…

Chapter 69

Daniel wondered if he should ask for a lawyer, but…

Chapter 70

Back in his cheap hotel room, Goliath was thinking.

Chapter 71

‘So what did he tell you?' Daniel asked Gabrielle.

Chapter 72

‘So we still haven't got a fix on Goliath,' said…

Chapter 73

Participating in the open-air Samaritan Passover celebrations on Mount Gerizim…

Chapter 74

‘So you're a veteran?' Goliath said to the brash fifty-something…

Chapter 75

‘I, Joshua, son of Noon, of the tribe of Neferayim,…

Chapter 76

‘I'm looking for some friends of mine,' said Goliath, holding…

Chapter 77

Daniel looked up from the papyrus at Gabrielle, expectantly. ‘It…

Chapter 78

‘Why did we let them get hold of the manuscript?'…

Chapter 79

‘Shall I wait for them?' Daniel asked Gabrielle when she…

Chapter 80

‘You have to send me in there,' Sarit told Dovi.

Chapter 81

‘Look, I know this is painful,' said Daniel. ‘If you…

Chapter 82

‘Which bus do I need for the Hebrew University?' Goliath…

Chapter 83

‘Maybe we should wait until they come back,' said Daniel.

Chapter 84

Sarit never had been one for following orders. Besides, Dov…

Chapter 85

‘I assume you know who I am?' Goliath said.

Chapter 86

There was an eerie silence in the Conservation Department when…

Chapter 87

‘Do not give him any sign that you are under…

Chapter 88

‘I'm telling you – I didn't do it!' Sarit explained…

Chapter 89

‘There's something I don't understand,' said Goliath as they clambered…

Chapter 90

‘What the hell do you think you were playing at?'

Chapter 91

‘We shouldn't be doing this,' said Daniel, still in a…

Chapter 92

‘Excuse me, I know this is going to sound awfully…

Chapter 93

Daniel had recovered his composure and was reading out loud.

Chapter 94

Finding the Snake Monument and the path leading to it…

Chapter 95

‘Now then,' said Professor Fikri, ‘what is this fascinating academic…

Chapter 96

Goliath had taken the bus from Petra back to Amman,…

Chapter 97

‘The spores must have got reactivated at Petra and become…

Chapter 98

There was a look of solemnity on the faces of…

Chapter 99

‘What do you mean “an emergency”? Daniel asked, although he…

Chapter 100

Recognizing the encroaching danger in the professor's approach, Audrey stood…

Chapter 101

‘So what is this organization that hates Israel and the…

Chapter 102

‘It says that the crossing is open till eight!' Goliath…

Chapter 103

‘How far are we?' asked Daniel.

Chapter 104

Goliath had made it into Israel and the Sea of…

Chapter 105

While Daniel and Gabrielle remained in the car, Sarit had…

Chapter 106

Goliath pulled up and got out of the car. He…

Epilogue

A couple of weeks later, on the morning of 19…

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