Egypt
Here is a short article with a picture of the coffin as found in the tomb in the Valley of Kings. The singer in the coffins name is Nehmes Bastet. Her name is associated with the cat god Bastet.
Note the small stela next to the feet of the coffin.
- More Details Re Nehmes-bastet And Kv64
Swiss.info Not a lot new here, except that the dimension of the mummy and the coffin are now provided (with a substantial discrepancy between the two heights), and there's a nice account of the discovery of the site. Having examined the inscriptions,...
- More Re Nehmes Bastet
BBC News Nothing much new here, apart from the confirmation that an intact mummy was found within the coffin as predicted. A useful round-up. Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb...
- Mystery Of The Pharaonic Coffins
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=8893Zahi Hawass talking about the opening of KV63: I was first to enter the KV-63, carrying a torch that shed light upon a unique, beautiful scene of seven sealed coffins and large jars that had been...
- Stolen Coffin
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- The Worship Of Bastet
Here is an article by Dr. Zahi Hawass about the cat Goddess Bastet. http://www.guardians.net/hawass/articles/bastet.htm...
Egypt
Picture of the Singer of Amun from Kv 64
Here is a short article with a picture of the coffin as found in the tomb in the Valley of Kings. The singer in the coffins name is Nehmes Bastet. Her name is associated with the cat god Bastet.
Note the small stela next to the feet of the coffin.
- More Details Re Nehmes-bastet And Kv64
Swiss.info Not a lot new here, except that the dimension of the mummy and the coffin are now provided (with a substantial discrepancy between the two heights), and there's a nice account of the discovery of the site. Having examined the inscriptions,...
- More Re Nehmes Bastet
BBC News Nothing much new here, apart from the confirmation that an intact mummy was found within the coffin as predicted. A useful round-up. Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb...
- Mystery Of The Pharaonic Coffins
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=8893Zahi Hawass talking about the opening of KV63: I was first to enter the KV-63, carrying a torch that shed light upon a unique, beautiful scene of seven sealed coffins and large jars that had been...
- Stolen Coffin
...
- The Worship Of Bastet
Here is an article by Dr. Zahi Hawass about the cat Goddess Bastet. http://www.guardians.net/hawass/articles/bastet.htm...