Posted on 09/20/2022 8:55:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
To the south of the causeway of King Unas in Saqqara necropolis... the sarcophagus of Ptahemwia from the reign of King Ramses II... was discovered last year in Saqqara.
Mostafa Waziry, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Ptahemwia holds several titles, including the royal scribe, the great overseer of the cattle in the temple of Ramses II, the head of the treasury, and the one responsible for the offerings of all gods of Lower and Upper Egypt...
The subterranean burial chamber opened on the west side of the shaft at the depth of 7 m. It led to a square room measuring 4.2 X 4.5 m, leading to two other rooms on the western and the southern sides. These two rooms were completely empty. In the main room, he added, a cut in the floor on the north side was noticed, leading to stairs that led to the burial chamber proper which measured 4.6 X 3.7 m.
El-Aguizy explained that the sarcophagus was uncovered in the west side of the burial chamber. It was directed south-north with an anthropoid lid showing the facial features of the deceased with crossed arms on the chest holding the Djed symbol of the deity Osiris and the Tyet symbol of the goddess Isis.
The sarcophagus is decorated with the usual inscriptions found on New Kingdom sarcophagi, with the bearded head of the owner, the sky-goddess Nut seated on the chest extending her wings.
Engraved on the lid and body of the sarcophagus are the name of Ptahemwia and his titles, representations of the four sons of Horus, and the prayers accompanying them all around the body of the sarcophagus.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.ahram.org.eg ...
That is so cool. I wonder how many hidden tombs there are left to find.
Here is an interesting site:
https://thebanmappingproject.com/
I’ve often thought that a video for one of the versions (or a remake) of “Monster Mash” should be a montage of tourist fails (trips falls) in Egyptian archaeological sites.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1320504/posts
https://freerepublic.com/tag/valleyofthekings/index?tab=articles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHyRQOdqf0
That is great site!
Thanks so much for posting it!
You’re very welcome!🙂
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