Egypt
- Pediamenopet's Curse
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) Egyptian priest who built a tomb for himself in the region known as al-Asasif, west of Luxor. The tomb is known as Tomb 33 [TT33], and many myths and stories have emerged surrounding this tomb to the point that some archeologists...
- Kent And Susan Weeks - Living On A Dahabiya
New York Times Kent Weeks and his wife, Susan Weeks, spend most of their waking hours in a 130-room tomb called KV 5 in the legendary Valley of the Kings, the site of many tombs. And at the end of the work day, they come home to a place only slightly...
- Nebamun: A Happy Ending With A Pinch Of Salt
Al Ahram Weekly (Jenny Jobbins) UPDATE: Jenny Jobbins correctly pointed out that I copied the word "Salt" as "salt". I have corrected it above. Apologies to all. I thought that we had seen the end of reviews of the Nebamun gallery at the British Museum,...
- Rare Egyptian "warrior" Tomb Found
National Geographic (Steve Stanek) An unusual, well-preserved burial chamber that may contain the mummy of an ancient warrior has been discovered in a necropolis in Luxor. Scientists opened the tomb—found in Dra Abul Naga, an ancient cemetery on Luxor's...
- The Tomb Of Ped-isisby
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ Zahi Hawass, still focused on Bahariya, talking about work at the tomb of Ped-Isisby: "The next area we began to clear was northeast of the tomb of Djed-Khonsu-efankh. To our surprise, this work revealed the tomb...
Egypt
Touna el-Gebel and the tomb of Isadora
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/
"Touna el-Gebel, known in ancient times as the 'City of Memories' is in el-Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt. Its monuments and cemeteries reflect the romantic stories connected with this historic place. This city, which has been neglected for many years, should be restored and put on the tourist map.
The tomb of Isadora is particularly moving. Isadora died in 120 BC and the pictures on the walls of her tomb show her funeral procession on its way to Touna el-Gebel. Priests lead the way, followed by relatives. Another picture shows the arrival of the procession at the burial place. The high priest steps forward to open the door of the tomb. He then orders Isadora's remains to be placed on a limestone bed in the shape of a lion. In the last frame, only her father and her lover keep vigil at the place of burial.Isadora lived in the Roman era. Her father was a rich merchant. She fell in love with a young soldier, but her father prevented her from marrying him. The young couple eloped with the intention of getting married on the west bank of the Nile. While they were crossing the river, she fell overboard and drowned.
The tomb of Isadora is particularly moving. Isadora died in 120 BC and the pictures on the walls of her tomb show her funeral procession on its way to Touna el-Gebel. Priests lead the way, followed by relatives. Another picture shows the arrival of the procession at the burial place. The high priest steps forward to open the door of the tomb. He then orders Isadora's remains to be placed on a limestone bed in the shape of a lion. In the last frame, only her father and her lover keep vigil at the place of burial.Isadora lived in the Roman era. Her father was a rich merchant. She fell in love with a young soldier, but her father prevented her from marrying him. The young couple eloped with the intention of getting married on the west bank of the Nile. While they were crossing the river, she fell overboard and drowned.
Another tomb belongs to Ptosiris, high priest of Thoth. Built in 350 BC, this tomb is decorated in an unusual combination of ancient Egyptian and Hellenistic styles.
Touna el-Gebel also has crypts associated with the cult of Apis, the bull. A large number of crypts contain thousands of mummies in wooden and stones sarcophagi."
This is the full feature on the Egyptian Gazette website, by Hassan Saadallah. It will only remain for a short period on the above page.
- Pediamenopet's Curse
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) Egyptian priest who built a tomb for himself in the region known as al-Asasif, west of Luxor. The tomb is known as Tomb 33 [TT33], and many myths and stories have emerged surrounding this tomb to the point that some archeologists...
- Kent And Susan Weeks - Living On A Dahabiya
New York Times Kent Weeks and his wife, Susan Weeks, spend most of their waking hours in a 130-room tomb called KV 5 in the legendary Valley of the Kings, the site of many tombs. And at the end of the work day, they come home to a place only slightly...
- Nebamun: A Happy Ending With A Pinch Of Salt
Al Ahram Weekly (Jenny Jobbins) UPDATE: Jenny Jobbins correctly pointed out that I copied the word "Salt" as "salt". I have corrected it above. Apologies to all. I thought that we had seen the end of reviews of the Nebamun gallery at the British Museum,...
- Rare Egyptian "warrior" Tomb Found
National Geographic (Steve Stanek) An unusual, well-preserved burial chamber that may contain the mummy of an ancient warrior has been discovered in a necropolis in Luxor. Scientists opened the tomb—found in Dra Abul Naga, an ancient cemetery on Luxor's...
- The Tomb Of Ped-isisby
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ Zahi Hawass, still focused on Bahariya, talking about work at the tomb of Ped-Isisby: "The next area we began to clear was northeast of the tomb of Djed-Khonsu-efankh. To our surprise, this work revealed the tomb...