140 mummies dated 400 BC found in Memphis Egypt

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The largest archaeological find of 2020 in Egypt

The colourful, sealed Sarcophagi were buried in 320 BC in what is known as "Saqqara" - an ancient Egyptian burial site.

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Discoveries just beginning. The 140 painted wooden sarcophagi and gilded statues unearthed in Saqqara are just the beginning, says Egypt's Minister of Antiquities: "Whenever we empty a burial shaft of sarcophagi we find an entrance to another."

2,500 years old, 500 BC tomb discovered in Nov 2020 ancient Egypt archeology

It is almost a miracle how intact these mummies are! Egypt unveiled on Saturday November 14, a hundred sarcophagi over 2,000 years old in perfect condition, discovered south of Cairo, the largest "treasure" unearthed in the country since the beginning of this year.

The hundred fourth sarcophagi were discovered in three funeral pits, 12 meters deep. "The excavations are still in progress. As soon as we empty a funeral shaft with sarcophagi, we discover another", added the Minister Khaled el-Enani. 

One of many statues 300 BC ancient Egypt ancient statues 2,500 years old

Excavating Saqqara in Ancient Egyptian Memphis 

Archaeologists opened one of the coffins inside which lay a mummy wrapped in a shroud adorned with colourful hieroglyphics.

The first 59 sarcophagi unearthed in the Saqqara necropolis were exhibited on October 3 2020 during a press conference KHALED DESOUKI

The grave yard with the sealed wooden coffins date from 30 BC to 700 BC

"Saqqara has not yet revealed all that it holds. It is a treasure," said Khaled el-Enani, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, during the press conference. 

The site of Saqqara, which lies just over fifteen kilometres south of the Pyramids of the Giza Plateau, is home to the necropolis of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Ptah holding Ankh and djed symbols 400 BC in Memphis

Ancient Memphis 

Let us travel to Memphis just for a moment. During the Old Kingdom, Memphis became the capital of Ancient Egypt for more than eight consecutive dynasties. The city was a centre for the worship of Ptah. The Memphis triad, apparently consisting of the creator god Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, was the main focus of the worship in the city.

Ptah is an Egyptian creator god who existed before all other things and, by his will, thought the world into existence. It was first conceived by Thought, and realized by the Word: Ptah conceives the world by the thought of his heart and gives life through the magic of his Word. That which Ptah commanded was created.

Ptah is embodied in the sacred bull, Apis. Frequently referred to as a herald of Re, the sacred animal is the link with the god Re from the New Kingdom. He even received worship in Memphis, probably at the heart of the great temple of Ptah.

The press conference was near the famous step pyramid of Djoser built 4,700 years ago. A "real museum", according to the Minister of Antiquities, in the necropolis, at the foot of the temple of the goddess Bastet, that is dedicated to the cult of cats in ancient Egypt. 

Statuettes of cats exhibited at Saqqarah after the announcement of a new archaeological discovery on November 23 2019

The Mummies and animal statuettes found in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt last year, were linked to the worship of the goddess Bastet

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