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In Ancient Egypt death was seen as a journey by boat. More specifically, it was seen as a trip across their River Nile that joined the North and South. This funerary boat offering from the "Tomb of the Officials" at Beni Hassan, was added to the museum collection in 1923 from the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.
The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis.It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis (Σέραπις) in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi (ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣϩⲁⲡⲓ) in Coptic.
Pages in category "Tombs of ancient Egypt" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babaef II;
Archaeologists uncovered more than brick tombs during a recent discovery on the northern coast of Egypt.Within the 63 tombs, many dating back to the Late Period, roughly 664 BC to 525 BC, the team ...
An excavation within an elaborate ancient cemetery has revealed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago as well as artifacts such as gold figures, pottery and coins. ... Egypt, has uncovered 63 ...
The Valley of the Kings, [a] also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, [b] [2] is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Archaeologists unearthed 63 tombs containing ancient treasures, including gold figurines and bronze coins, revealing insights into Egypt's history and trade.
The tombs date to the late period, the last era of native-born ancient Egyptian rulers, which lasted from 664 to until the conquests of Alexander the Great in 332 B.C., officials said.