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Judi Lynn

(162,406 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2023, 03:54 AM Jan 2023

Egyptian archaeologists discovered 16 meters long ancient papyrus with spells from the Book of the D

Egyptian archaeologists discovered 16 meters long ancient papyrus with spells from the Book of the Dead



Archaeologists working in Egypt’s Saqqara region have unearthed a 16-meter-long ancient papyrus for the first time in a century.

Saqqara is a vast necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal burial sites, and ancient Coptic Christian monasteries.

Scientists initially believed the ancient scroll measured only nine meters, but after it had been fully restored and translated, it became clear that it actually measured 16 meters!

Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced last Monday night during Archaeologists’ day the finding of the papyrus. The Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities celebrates the Egyptian Archaeologists’ Day on January 14th.

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The Saqqara Necropolis.

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https://arkeonews.net/egyptian-archaeologists-discovered-16-meters-long-ancient-papyrus-with-spells-from-the-book-of-the-dead/

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Egyptian archaeologists discovered 16 meters long ancient papyrus with spells from the Book of the D (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2023 OP
Just wow Easterncedar Jan 2023 #1
Egyptians sure were funny looking KS Toronado Jan 2023 #2
Interesting, but dang it... William Seger Jan 2023 #3
K & R Omaha Steve Jan 2023 #4

William Seger

(11,050 posts)
3. Interesting, but dang it...
Fri Jan 20, 2023, 06:03 AM
Jan 2023

... I'm not much interested in magic or religion; I wish they'd find something describing how Egyptians cut stone and built pyramids!

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