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Trove of 50 ‘cursed’ sarcophagi and Book of the DEAD found in ancient Egyptian queen’s temple
Jan 18, 2021
A TROVE of ancient treasures has been found at the Egyptian archaeological site of Saqqara.
Major finds include the funerary temple of Queen Naert, texts from the Book of the Dead and wooden sarcophagi.
The Egyptian tourism and antiquities ministry announced the exciting finds that have been discovered at the necropolis just south of Cairo.
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass led the excavations.
He and his team found 52 sarcophagi as part of the recent discoveries.
The sarcophagi date back to the New Kingdom of Egypt and were found at around 40 foot underground.
The wooden coffins uncovered in deep burial shafts near the newly found funerary temple and dated back to around the 16th and the 11th century BC.
The funerary temple of Queen Naert was found near her husband's pyramid burial site.
She was married to King Teti who is said to have ruled over ancient Egypt for 12 years and was rumoured to have been murdered in 2291 BC.
King Teti's burial site had already been found at Saqqara.
King Teti's pyramid is just one of numerous smaller pyramids that can be found at the Saqqara site.
Other finds include a 13ft-long papyrus that contains texts from the Book of the Dead.
There were also spells on the ancient paper that were intended to help the dead direct themselves to the underworld.
Experts think the finds could teach us more about the New Kingdom in Egypt as well as the older Sixth Dynasty that Queen Naert lived in.
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