Wall decorated with hieroglyphs in one of the chambers of the temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt.Credit: Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz / Wikimedia Commons
Posted on 06/02/2024 2:43:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
...The decoration and texts of this sarcophagus demonstrated that it had been used twice, the second time by a high priest of the XXI dynasty, Menkheperre (around 1000 BC). Its first owner, however, remained a mystery, although the quality of the object indicated that it belonged to a very high-ranking figure in the Egyptian New Kingdom. By examining the newly engraved hieroglyphic texts, Frédéric Payraudeau was able to establish that they contained the cartouche of Ramesses II himself.
Until now, we knew that the tomb of this pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor) had been completely looted and his mummy transferred to a wooden coffin during the XXI dynasty (circa 1069-943 BC).
It is now known for certain that the great king was buried in a gold coffin, now lost, placed in a first alabaster sarcophagus, found destroyed in his tomb, all of it placed in this large granite sarcophagus, now identified. After the tomb was looted, the high priest of the XXI dynasty recovered the sarcophagus for his own use and had it transported to Abydos.
This discovery is further proof that, during this period, the Valley of the Kings was not only looted, but its funerary objects were reused by later rulers. For example, Pharaoh Psusennes I recovered one of the sarcophagi of Ramesses II’s successor, Merenptah, for himself.
(Excerpt) Read more at labrujulaverde.com ...
Wall decorated with hieroglyphs in one of the chambers of the temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt.Credit: Przemyslaw "Blueshade" Idzkiewicz / Wikimedia Commons
Thanks for the link!
The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, alpha:
Long side of the granite sarcophagus identified as that of Ramesses II.Credit: Kevin Cahail
Explains that midnight knocking coming from under the floor. And all this time they thought it was the plumbing.
Thanks. A royal identification. DM had an article on 5/30 but people were focused on something else at the time. The first thing that jumped out was...
... that it must have been a monastery in the 4D galaxy
(sands of time!)
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The city was originally called Abdju, which meaning “the hill of the symbol or reliquary” The name Abydos comes from the Greeks, who named the city after the port city of the same name located on the Hellespont, The modern Arabic name is El-Araba El Madfuna.
https://www.planegypttours.com/Egypt-Attractions/Abydos-Temple
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reliquary (plural reliquaries)
A container to hold or display religious relics.
(figuratively) An object that sustains the memory of past people or events.
(law) A person who owes a balance.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reliquary
Well at least he got a Christian burial........
I cannot help it. The other day Apophis is in the news, and now Abydos. What’s next, Colonel O’Neill taking on Anubis?
I agree, but then, the ancient pharaohs weren't wrapped too tight.
I smell a sequel.
Wake me when they publish who carved the original sarcophagus...
Soon to be featured in the plots of dozens of novels.
By examining the newly engraved hieroglyphic texts, Frédéric Payraudeau was able to establish that they contained the cartouche of Ramesses II himself.
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Reads like some one just recently engraved hieroglyphics the cartouche of Ramesses II to ‘prove’ the ownership.
That cannot be correct.
No, ‘recently engraved’ cannot be correct.
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