"Archaeologists Discover Egyptian Tombs Belonging..." Topic

…to Osiris and a Long-Forgotten Queen.

"The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry announced this weekend that separate teams of archaeologists have uncovered the burial site of Khentakawess III, a previously unidentified pharaonic queen, and a symbolic tomb built for Osiris, the Egyptian deity of the afterlife and the underworld. The queen's tomb dates back some 4,500 years, to the Fifth Dynasty, while the burial complex for Osiris was constructed during the 25th dynasty, around 700 B.C

The Abu Sir necropolis southwest of Cairo contains several pyramids dedicated to Egyptian pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty (2994-2345 B.C.), including Pharaoh Neferefre. A Czech archaeological mission working at Abu Sir, in collaboration with the Egyptian antiquities authorities, recently excavated a tomb they believe belongs to Neferefre's wife, whose name was previously unknown. The archaeologists found her name—Khentakawess—inscribed in relief on the inner walls of the burial chamber, along with the phrases "the wife of the king" and "the mother of the king." They think Khentakawess III (two earlier queens bearing that name have been previously identified) was married to Pharaoh Neferefre and gave birth to Pharaoh Menkahur…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Osiris' Tomb-"Parts is parts".

Some parts more important than others !!

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Amicalement
Armand

Interesting!