Egypt lifts gate of Isis from underwater

Xinhua ^ | Thursday, December 17, 2009 | ed by Yan

[SunkenCiv]

Egypt on Thursday lifted a nine-ton gate of the goddess Isis which carved out of red granite and discovered in the port area on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

The gate is one of the rare artifacts discovered in 1998 by an archaeological survey carried out by the Greek archaeological mission in cooperation with the diving team of the Department of the Sunken Antiquities in Alexandria, said the Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni during the ceremony.

Hosni noted that a committee of the UNESCO would meet with Egyptian archaeologists to study the establishment of the museum under the waters of the Mediterranean, it would be the first museum of its kind worldwide.

Another part of the museum would be set up over the water surface taking the form of the lighthouse of Alexandria.

Isis, goddess of fertility, was one of the major goddesses of ancient Egypt.

Alexandria is one of the oldest coastal towns in Egypt with a vast wealth of monuments from different ages, especially in the area of Abu Qir Bay and the Eastern Harbor.

[SunkenCiv]

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[beebuster2000]

its Isisgate !!! oh the scandal.

[DannyTN]

Let me know when they raise the Shazam! gate.

[GeronL]

interesting

[bert]

Any body we know associated with Isis?

[DannyTN]

This thread is no good without pictures.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

—Any body we know associated with Isis?—

Osiris?

[SunkenCiv]

Depends on what your definition of Isis.

[decimon]

Any body we know associated with Isis?

Depends on what the meaning of Isis is.

[bert]

Now that is the best post of isis in history

[higgmeister]

I’ve got to put a flag on this just so I can go back and find it easily for another great chuckle down the road.

[Tainan]

Isis nice!

[GSP.FAN]

We are not amused.. LOL

[Young Werther]

Cleopatra! and that was Fisher-Gate!

[Pelham]

This thread needs a Groan Alert.

[Charles Henrickson]

Put some Isis on it.

[uglybiker]

Let me know when they raise the Shazam! gate.

You mean the SHA-ZAYUM! gate, dontcha?

[seemoAR]

Search ancient history. You will find Horus, the son of Isis, was born on the day we celebrate as Christ’s birthday.

[colorado tanker]

Hmmm. I wonder if they found any ships down there? Abukir Bay is where the Brits defeated Napolean’s fleet and where they landed troops to take Egypt from him.