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A sarcophagus (pl.: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word sarcophagus comes from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγεῖν phagein meaning "to eat"; hence sarcophagus means "flesh-eating", from the phrase lithos ...
The South Saqqara Stone is the lid of the sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian queen Ankhesenpepi I, which was inscribed with a list for the reigns of the pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty from Teti, Userkare, Pepi I, Merenre to the early years of Pepi II under whom the document was likely created. It is essentially an annal document which records ...
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II; S.
Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo. The artefacts, unearthed during a ...
The coffins show Egyptian influence in the Ancient Near East and exhibit many Egyptian qualities in the depictions on the face masks on the lids. The lids can be separated into two artistic categories, the natural and grotesque, and the bodies are separated into type A, tapered from the shoulders, and type B, cylindrical. [2]
Egyptian archaeologists on Wednesday pried open a mysterious, 30-ton black sarcophagus, where they found three skeletons.
The official was also "responsible for the divine offerings to all the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt", officials said. Egypt unveils 3,200-year-old sarcophagus of "royal secretary" Skip to main ...
Being the "Vizier of the North", he resided and officiated from Sais, in Lower Egypt. [1] [2] Sasobek is known from his fine siltstone sarcophagus which is now in the British Museum (EA 17), [3] and also from a kneeling greywacke statue of his son Horwedja, now in the Walters Art Museum of Baltimore (22.79). [4]