“Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.” Exodus 15:4&5
As the entire world returns to its pagan ways we are seeing nations emerging from their slumber. Nations that were prominent in ancient times are returning to prominence and restoring their ancient Temples and sacrifices.
Egypt has unearthed many of their Ancient Rulers/Gods/Goddesses in recent archaeological excavations. This past week they staged a grand parade of Royal Egyptian Mummies from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in order to show them off. It was quite a grand affair with full costume and fabulous golden chariots to carry the mummies. It had all the appearance of an Ancient Religious Ritual. It is most likely that this was indeed a ritual, some kind of magic working. We are not privy to all that goes on behind the scenes and if you were to question anyone involved, they would certainly not divulge any information.
I found some information, (not easy to find much about Egyptian Holidays) and you will see that the date selected for the Parade of Mummies, was not random. For Egyptians, it occurred during their holiday that is related to judgement and order, especially the balance of order/chaos.
It of course, also corresponded with the Christian Holiday of the Resurrection of Christ and the Judeo/Christian holiday of Passover (Jesus being OUR PASSOVER LAMB). Passover celebrates the deliverance of GOD’s people from EGYPT/Sin/Bondage/ and Death. “It is speculated that some among the mummies in the parade were actually those in leadership during the account of Exodus where Pharaoh and his army pursued the children of Israel until they were destroyed by the supernatural hand of God through the splitting of the Red Sea resulting in the watery grave of those in pursuit.”
I have included in this post some of the most important discoveries of Egyptian artifacts in recent years. I found the information very enlightening, encouraging and scary at the same time. I hope my compilation will bless you. style=”font-size: 14pt;”>Understand that we are living in a time of great turning/falling away that occurs just before the time of TRIBULATION. Soon there will be a separation of sheep from goats. Those who know the Creator and are living for HIS WORD, and those who are following the Devil and his minions.
These Egyptian Archaeological finds, just like all the other Archaeological finds occurring in our day, are demonstrating quite clearly that the BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD and IT IS TRUE! I believe that this relates to the scripture that says the rocks will cry out. I believe that GOD is using Archaeology to open the eyes of those who are captive to the spirits of darkness. He is revealing HIS TRUTH to those who have been living in the lies so long they can’t see TRUTH.
I hope you are listening world… GOD is speaking to you! “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9Check out my post Before the ROCKS CRY OUTspacerIn Egypt there is no such thing as Rest In Peace. Instead when they bury you, they say, we’ll be digging you up again… This mummy tomb, which has been sealed for 2500 years, being opened for the first time in centuries…
Honoured to be invited by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities HE Khaled El Anany to Saqqara for the announcement that a new tomb of mummies has been discovered. I saw one being opened for the first time in 2600 years! Truly amazing! @TourismandAntiq@MFATNZ 🇪🇬🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/5oLfAM7zAV
An illustration of the famous circular zodiac, originally on the ceiling of Temple of Het-Hert, (Hathor in Greek) or what is commonly known as the Temple of Denderah in Qena, Egypt. The circular zodiac is from c. 200 B.C.. The original is now in the Louvre, and a copy is in its place in the Temple. The zodiac is centered on the celestial North Pole as shown by the hippopotamus at its center, a symbol of the polar constellations.
Maat, also known as Ma’at or Mayet, was a female goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion who represented truth, justice, balance and morality.
The daughter of the Egyptian sun deity Ra and wife of the moon god Thoth, she served a kind of spirit of justice to the Egyptians. She decided whether a person would successfully reach the afterlife, by weighing their soul against her feather of truth, and was the personification of the cosmic order and a representation of the stability of the universe. The earliest writings where she is mentioned date back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt more than 2,300 years ago.
Maintaining Order of Heaven and Earth
The Egyptian culture was centered on order, everything had its due place in the world. This included religion, society and seasonal changes. The goddesses Ma’at came to represent the concept of balance and order because many Egyptians needed to explain the world around them. She was the one that kept the stars in motion, the seasons changing and the maintaining of the order of Heaven and Earth.
The opposing force of this was known in ancient terms as “isfet” or chaos. Ancient Egyptians considered the desert beyond the Nile River to be chaotic; whereas, the area close to the Nile was considered orderly. Together, these two forces brought balance to the world in which they lived and was an important part of everyday Egyptian life.
(OPINION) ETH – Is it a coincidence that while Jews were partaking in the commemorating of the splitting of the Red Sea, that a group of dead Pharaohs was paraded down the main street of Cairo in Egypt, echoing what many say are Biblical events from nearly 3,000 years ago?
The vent has already caused many locals in Egypt to be in great fear that the “Curse of the Pharaohs” will be unleashed as 3000-year-old mummies of 18 kings and four queens are being paraded and moved during the “golden parade” where the mummies will be transferred to a new museum in Cairo where they will be showcased triggering fear among locals that a curse will be released upon the country.
It is speculated that some among these are actually those in leadership during the account of Exodus where Pharoah and his army pursued the children of Israel until they were destroyed by the supernatural hand of God through the splitting of the Red Sea resulting in the watery grave of those in pursuit.
According to Israel 365 News, there is much debate over the identity of the Egyptian king who oversaw the Exodus of the Jews and said to be killed in the splitting of the Red Sea, and many scholars believe it was Ramses II, one of the deceased participants in Saturday’s parade.
Though the Bible does not give a name, one of the more interesting theories is Thutmose II, another participant, who according to Wikipedia “had a brief, prosperous reign and then a sudden collapse with no son to succeed him.”
A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendour. The convoy transported 18 kings and four queens, mostly from the New Kingdom, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, about 5km (3 miles) to the south-east.
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Grand ceremony
Authorities shut down roads along the Nile for the elaborate ceremony, designed to drum up interest in Egypt’s rich collections of antiquities when tourism has almost entirely stalled because of COVID-19 related restrictions. As the royal mummies arrived at the museum, which was officially inaugurated on Saturday, cannons fired a 21-gun salute.
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Who were present?
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stood by as the mummies filed past on vehicles bedecked with golden pharaonic motifs. The heads of the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization were also present at the ceremony.
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All the precautions
Each mummy had been placed in a special capsule filled with nitrogen to ensure protection, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said. They were carried on vehicles designed to cradle them and provide stability.
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Discovery
Archaeologists discovered the mummies in two batches at the complex of mortuary temples of Deir Al Bahari in Luxor and at the nearby Valley of the Kings from 1871. The oldest is that of Seqenenre Tao, the last king of the 17th Dynasty, who reigned in the 16th century BC and is thought to have met a violent death. The parade also included the mummies of Ramses II, Seti I, and Ahmose-Nefertari.
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On April 3, Saturday, Egypt moved 22 of its prized royal mummies to their new home, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), through a parade truly fit for royalty called the “Pharaohs’ Golden Parade.”
“There’s no curse at all,” Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass told NBC News.
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By Charlene Gubash and Adela Suliman
CAIRO — Some are blaming the “curse of the pharaohs” for a string of unfortunate incidents in Egypt in recent weeks, including the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal for about a week until it was freed Monday.
But many were nonetheless expected to turn on their TVs for the grand parade of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies as they were transferred across the capital, Cairo, on Saturday. Officials urged people to stay off the streets because of coronavirus restrictions.
Authorities shut down roads along the Nile for the elaborate royal procession dubbed the Golden Parade, designed to drum up interest in the north African country’s rich collections of antiquities when tourism has almost entirely stalled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
AFrench-Norwegianarchaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said Saturday.
The mission unearthed “several buildings made of basalt, others carved into the bedrock and some made of mud bricks,” during its third excavation campaign at the Tal Ganoub Qasr al-Agouz site in the Bahariya Oasis, the ministry said in a statement.
The complex comprises “six sectors containing the ruins of three churches and monks’ cells”, whose “walls bear graffiti and symbols with Coptic connotations”, said Osama Talaat, head of Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities at the ministry.
Mission head Victor Ghica said “19 structures and a church carved into the bedrock” were discovered last year.
The church walls were decorated with “religious inscriptions” and biblical passages in Greek, revealing “the nature of monastic life in the region”, Ghica said, according to the statement.
It clearly showed that monks were present there since the fifth century AD, he said, adding that the discovery helped understand “the development of buildings and the formation of the first monastic communities” in this region of Egypt.
World Renowned Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has revealed he is leading excavations beside the temple of Mina Habu in Luxor, and will announce a major discovery next month. Photo Credit
World Renowned Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has revealed he is leading excavations beside the temple of Mina Habu in Luxor and will announce a major discovery next month.
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Hawass said that he is now currently working in the western part of the Valley of the Kings to find the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. This is running alongside additional work at the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramses II, also in Luxor.
He highlighted that the discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s tomb will be the greatest discovery of the 21st Century.
You are against analysing DNA of mummies, especially from abroad or seeking the help of foreigners in this regard, why?
In general, I’ve been against the DNA analysis of mummies because there was no Egyptian laboratory doing this work. However, I then decided to try and follow all scientific principles, and established two laboratories, one at the Egyptian Museum and one at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
I then put scientists in both laboratories who did not communicate with each other, and they both started taking samples, and comparing the results. The results were a success, with our work reviewed for eight months by the American Journal of Medicine.
By using both DNA analysis and CT scans, we proved for the first time that the Pharaoh Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten rather than Amenhotep III, and that Queen Tiye was his grandmother.
We are looking now for the mummies of Queen Nefertiti and her daughter Ankhesenamun by using DNA technologies and analysis. This comes in addition to using scientific evidence that will definitively prove what killed Tutankhamun.
I am against DNA tests on Egyptian mummies being conducted by foreigners or in foreign labs, because foreigners can alter the results of the DNA for their own good.
Moreover, some archaeologists are not trustworthy, for example the scientist who conducted the study on Ramses II in France stole his hair. As a result, I don’t want to bring a foreign scientist to conduct DNA analysis and announce that Tutankhamun is Hebrew, and I can’t prove it.
That’s why I always urge for DNA tests and analyses to be supervised by Egyptian archaeologists. This is why I also supervise the Egyptian project to study the royal mummies. We announced huge discoveries, such as finding the mummy of Hatshepsut, and we found out that Ramesses III was killed.
American and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest known beer factory at one of the most prominent archaeological sites of ancient Egypt, a top antiquities official said Saturday.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground located in the desert west of the Nile River, more than 450 kilometres south of Cairo.
He said the factory apparently dates back to the region of King Narmer, who is widely known for his unification of ancient Egypt at the beginning of the First Dynastic Period (3150 BC to 2613 BC).
This photo provided by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Saturday, February 13, 2021 shows pottery basins, which archaeologists say had been used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, in Abydos, some 450km south of Cairo, Egypt. The basins were part of what could be the oldest known beer factory unearthed in Abydos. (AP)
Archaeologists found eight huge units — each is 20 metres long and 2.5 metres wide.
Each unit includes some 40 pottery basins in two rows, which had been used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, Mr Waziri said.
The joint mission is co-chaired by Dr Matthew Adams of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Deborah Vischak, assistant professor of ancient Egyptian art history and archaeology at Princeton University.
Dr Adams said the factory was apparently built in this area to provide royal rituals with beer, given that archaeologists found evidences showing the use of beer in sacrificial rites of ancient Egyptians.
This photo provided by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Saturday, February 13, 2021 show a pottery basin, which archaeologists say had been used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, in Abydos, some 450km south of Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
British archaeologists were the first to mention the existence of that factory early 1900s, but they couldn’t determine its location, the antiquities ministry said.
With its vast cemeteries and temples from the earliest times of ancient Egypt, Abydos was known for monuments honoring Osiris, ancient Egypt’s god of underworld and the deity responsible for judging souls in the afterlife.
The necropolis had been used in every period of early Egyptian history, from the prehistoric age to Roman times.
Egypt has announced dozens of ancient discoveries in the past couple of years, in the hope of attracting more tourists.
This photo provided by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Saturday, February 13, 2021 shows pottery basins, which archaeologists say had been used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, in Abydos, some 450km south of Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
The tourism industry has been reeling from the political turmoil following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
A mummy with a golden tongue found at the Taposiris Magna Temple.EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES
An archaeological mission at the Taposiris Magna Temple in western Alexandria, Egypt, has revealed 16 burial shafts dating to the Greek and Roman periods. According to a Facebook post by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the researchers found evidence of a tongue made of gold foil in the mouth of at least one mummy, although the announcement did not specify how many mummies unearthed also had “remnants of gilded cartonnage” and “amulets of gold foil in the form of a tongue” in their mouths.
This ritual was meant to ensure that the deceased could speak to the god Osiris’s court in the afterlife. The ministry said in its release on social media that this practice was “characteristic of mummification in the Greek and Roman eras” and that the mummies were found “in a poor state of preservation.”
The mission was led by Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, who, according to a report by CNN, has identified two mummies of particular importance. CNN details that “one bears gilded decorations showing Osiris, the god of the afterlife, while the other wears a crown decorated with horns and a cobra snake on the forehead” as well as a “gilded decoration depicting a necklace, from which hangs the head of a falcon, the symbol of the god Horus” on the chest.
Other significant findings included the funeral mask of a woman and eight marble masks that date to the Greek and Roman periods. The ministry said in a statement that “these masks show high craftsmanship in sculpture.” Previously, coins depicting Queen Cleopatra VII have been found inside the Taposiris Magna Temple, which is believed to have been built by King Ptolemy IV in the third century B.C.E
Cairo — Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has revealed details of the latest landmark discoveries to emerge from the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. The vast burial grounds sit in what was once Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to more than a dozen pyramids, including Egypt’s oldest, the Pyramid of Djoser.The site has yielded thousands of artefacts over decades of excavation, but among the biggest rewards for Egyptologists in this latest round of discoveries was the identity of a queen who died around 4,200 years ago.
Her tomb was discovered at a site adjacent to the pyramid of King Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom, the era between about 2680 and 2180 BC known as the Age of the Pyramids.
A sarcophagus is displayed during the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. The discovery includes the funerary temple of Queen Neit, wife of King Teti, as well as burial shafts, coffins, and mummies dating back 3,000 years to the New Kingdom.KHALED DESOUKI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
“The excavation started in 2010, when we discovered a pyramid of a queen next to the pyramid of King Teti, but we didn’t find a name inside the pyramid to tell us who the pyramid belonged to,” leading Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass told CBS News.
About a month ago they discovered a funerary temple, and now researchers finally have a name for the ancient female monarch: Queen Neit, the wife of King Teti. Her name was finally found, carved on a wall in the temple and also written on a fallen obelisk in the entrance to her tomb.
Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass poses during an event announcing the discovery by the archaeological mission he leads of a new trove of treasures at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021.KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GETTY
“I’d never heard of this queen before. Therefore, we add an important piece to Egyptian history, about this queen,” said Hawass, who heads the archaeological mission. He said the recent discoveries would help “rewrite” the history of ancient Egypt.
His team also discovered 52 burial shafts, each around 30 to 40 feet deep, inside of which they found have more than 50 wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom, around 3,000 years ago.
Unearthed adorned wooden sarcophagi are displayed during the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
“Actually, this morning we found another shaft,” Hawass told CBS News on Monday. “Inside the shaft we found a large limestone sarcophagus. This is the first time we’ve discovered a limestone sarcophagus inside the shafts. We found another one that we’re going to open a week from now.”
The team also found a papyrus about 13 feet long and three feet wide, on which Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead is written in hieroglyphics, with the name of its owner recorded on it. The Book of the Dead is an ancient manuscript that explains how to navigate through the afterlife to reach the field of the Aaru — paradise, to ancient Egyptians.
The remains of a papyrus, bearing Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead, found in a burial shaft at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt are displayed on tables in an image provided by the Ministry of Antiquities.EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF ANTIQUITIES
Hawass said it was the first time such a large papyrus had been discovered inside a burial shaft.
Other finds from the site include numerous wooden funerary masks, a shrine dedicated to the god Anubis (Guardian of the Cemetery), statues of Anubis, and games that were buried with the dead, to keep them busy in the afterlife. One of them was a game called “Twenty,” found with its owner’s name still visibly written on it.
Another game, called “Senet” (cross), was found in the shafts. It’s similar to chess, but if the deceased player wins, they go safely into the afterlife.
A mummy is displayed during the official announcement of the mission discovery at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images
The stone artifact also contains a wooden chest engraved with the name of Thutmose II, a famous boy Pharaoh who took the throne aged just 13.
Discovered at the ancient site of Deir el-Bahari, the extraordinary find indicates an untouched royal tomb may be hidden nearby.
Several packages wrapped in linen canvas were found inside the box. One contained the goose and another held the egg of a bird known as an ibis.
Professor Andrzej Niwiński, from Warsaw University, told the Polish Press Agency: “The chest itself is about 40 cm long, with a slight smaller height.
“It was perfectly camouflaged, looked like an ordinary stone block. Only after a closer look did it turn out to be a chest.”
Several packages wrapped in linen canvas (top left) were found inside the chest. One contained the goose and another contained the egg of a bird known as an ibis. One package contained a wooden box (bottom left and top right)
Encased inside the stone chest was a wooden box wrapped in four layers of canvas.
Within this box was a second box in the shape of a chapel. It featured one of the names of Pharaoh Thutmose II.
Thutmose II was married to the famous Queen Hatshepsut. It’s thought he took the throne in his early teens and reigned for just three years before his death aged 16.
Archaeologists made the extraordinary find at the famous Egyptian site of Deir el-Bahari. It’s not clear how or why the goose was sacrificed.
It’s a vast complex of temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.
Based on the artefacts’ symbolism and engravings, Professor Niwiński said he had high hopes of finding a hidden royal tomb somewhere nearby the burial.
“The royal deposit implies that a temple or a tomb was erected for the king here,” he said.
Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Dayr al-Bahri, Egypt, c1457 BC. Archaeologists announced the discovery of a stone chest and a bundle in Dayr al-Bahri that could lead to the discovery of a royal temple
“And because we are in the middle of a royal cemetery, there is no doubt that it must be a tomb.
“The discovery of this deposit suggests that we are in the process of finding a tomb.”
The stone chest discovery was made in March last year but only made public this month.
Archaeologists continued their work in October 2019 but are yet to find an entrance to a secret tomb.
A series of hidden chambers at the 3,400-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings could be the final resting place of ‘mysterious’ Queen Nefertiti.
The famed female pharaoh ruled Egypt from 1353 to 1336 BC and was either mother or step-mother to King Tut – Egyptology believed she was laid to rest in the Valley of the Kings but her tomb has never been found.
A team of archaeologists, led by former Egyptian minister of antiquities, Mamdouh Eldamaty from Ain Shams University, used ground penetrating radar (GPR) to uncover the hidden secrets of the ancient tomb.
Radar surveys found corridors a few feet from Tutankhamun’s burial chamber that seem to lead to a larger 32ft wide room with 6ft high ceilings.
The large room was found within the bedrock a few feet to the east and at the same depth as Tutankhamun’s chamber. and some Egyptologists believe it could be the missing tomb of Nefertiti.
Researchers used ground penetrating radar to reveal a previously unknown space near the tomb of Tutankhamun that may have been the resting place of Queen Nefertiti. Radar surveys found corridors a few feet from Tutankhamun’s burial chamber that seem to lead to a larger 32ft wide room with 6ft high ceilings
The Tomb of Tutankhamun, Luxor, Egypt was first discovered in 1922 and there has been speculation since that it may also house a secret larger tomb where Nefertiti is buried
Pictured: The sarcophagus of boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun. His throne was looked after for him by Nefertiti, who is thought to have been the mother, stepmother or mother-in-law of the king
The unpublished paper, reported on by Nature, resurrects a long held theory that claims within the tomb of King Tut is a larger tomb where the mysterious Queen Nefertiti is buried.
Some Egyptologists claim that before Tutankhamun’s reign in the 14th century BC Nefertiti ruled as pharaoh but her tomb has never been found.
Experts believe due to her huge influence and cultural importance in ancient Egyptian history, she should have a tomb at the famed Valley of the Kings.
Eldamaty and his team believe this chamber they have found off the tomb of King Tut may have be Nefertiti’s final resting place.
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The votive bark, or boat, depicting the pharaonic god Osiris found in Abu Qir Bay (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities) / Ancient Pages
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Three shipwrecks dating back to ancient Roman times have been discovered by experts during archaeological excavation work carried out in the eastern port of Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed that more shipwrecks will be found as excavations continue in 2018.
Ancient Egypt’s gateway to the Mediterranean – submerged and buried under layers of sand – is an important reminder of the great numbers of sunken treasures that remain hidden from modern history.
Now, experts have made another sensational discovery in the bay of Abu Qir in Alexandria.
Three ancient shipwrecks dating back to Roman times have been discovered during archaeological excavation work carried out in the eastern port of Alexandria, Egypt.
The discovery, made by an Egyptian mission in collaboration with the European Institute of Underwater Archeology, includes a head carved in glass dating from Roman times and probably belongs to the commander of the Roman armies «Antonio», in addition to three golden coins dating from the Emperor “Octavio”, in the bay of Abu Qir in Alexandria.
Mostafa Waziri, the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, confirmed the find in a statement posted on the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Facebook page.
One of the artifacts recovered from the shipwrecks. Image Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
The archaeological mission has also discovered a votive boat of the god Osiris in the sunken city of Heraklion.
According to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities, Osama Alnahas, head of the Central Department of Underwater Antiquities in Egypt, the discovery of the three shipwrecks may point the archaeological mission to other treasures still hidden underwater.
Excavation work indicates that a fourth wreck would be discovered during the next season, as the mission discovered several large wooden planks, as well as archaeological remains of ceramic vessels that may represent the cargo of the ship.
The discovery of the three shipwrecks was made after archeologists dived down to the sunken city of Heraclion, located underneath Abu Qir Bay.
The underwater city of Heraclion is one of the sunken jewels of Ancient Egypt.
Heraclion was an ancient Egyptian city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km northeast of Alexandria.
Its ruins are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 2.5 km off the coast, under 10 m (30 ft) of water.
Experts believe more treasure remains hidden underwater. Image Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
Its legendary beginnings go back to as early as the 12th century BC, and it is mentioned by ancient Greek historians.
Its importance grew particularly during the waning days of the Pharaohs.
In the Late Period, it was Egypt’s main port for international trade and collection of taxes.
The submerged ruins of the city were located by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio in 1999.
Until then, scholars were not sure if Heraclion and Thonis were in fact one and the same city. Goddio’s finds have included incomplete statues of the god Serapis and the queen Arsinoe II.
Experts believe that a treasure-trove of ancient artifacts still remain to be found in the Abu Qir Bay, where the three ancient Roman shipwrecks were just found.
Archeologists have discovered part of a Pharaonic obelisk dating back to about 4,300 years ago in Saqqara district on the outskirt of Egypt’s Giza Province.
Cairo – Egypt says archaeologists have discovered the upper part of royal obelisk dating back more than 4 000 years. The Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday the unearthed part of the obelisk is made of pink granite and is about 2.5m high. The entire obelisk is believed to have been at least twice as high.
A unique 2,500-year-old wall relief showing an unidentified pharaoh and two deities, a rare depiction of obelisks being cut and loaded onto boats, and two large sandstone obelisks have been…
The obelisk dates back around 4,300 years [Egypt Ministry of Antiquities]
A joint Swiss-French team has recovered a fragment of an obelisk believed to have once stood at 16 feet tall.
Archaeologists in Egypt have recovered the tip of an obelisk thought to be one of the largest fragments from an ancient stone monument ever to be discovered.
The Swiss-French team, headed by professor Phillippe Collombert, recovered the monument head from the Saqqara necropolis, which served as the burial ground for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis.
The monument is believed to be over 4,300 years old, dating to the reign of Queen Ankhnespepy II in the Old Kingdom.
The names and titles of the ancient monarch are inscribed on the pink granite stone.
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says the recovered tip is around eight feet in length. According to Collumbert, the full scale of the monument was likely around 16 feet in height.
In its original position, the obelisk’s tip would have been capped in gold or copper to brightly reflect the sun’s rays.
This was indicated by indentations on the top of the obelisk, where the reflective metal would have been.
Archaeologists believe that the obelisk was moved from its original place. Its stone is also thought to have been used to build other constructions during the New Kingdom era.
Ankhnespepy II was one of the most prominent queens of Egypt’s sixth dynasty.
When her husband Pepy I died, Anknespepy married his son, Merenre and, with whom she had Pepy II.
Image:Workers at the site of a discovery of a statue, thought to be pharaoh Ramses II, in Cairo
A massive statue found in a Cairo slum is probably of pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt 3,000 years ago.
Archaeologists came across the eight-metre statue in ground water in the eastern part of modern-day Cairo last week.
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is calling the find, made near the ruins of Ramses II’s temple in the ancient city of Heliopolis, one of the most important discoveries ever.
Image:Egyptian minister of antiquities Khaled al-Anani posing with the head of a statue found in a Cairo slum
“Last Tuesday they called me to announce the big discovery of a colossus of a king, most probably Ramses II, made out of quartzite,” said antiquities minister Khaled al-Anani, who posed for pictures with the find.
The most powerful and celebrated ruler of ancient Egypt, the pharaoh also known as Ramses the Great was the third of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and ruled from 1279 to 1213 BC.
Ramses led several military expeditions and expanded the Egyptian empire to stretch from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south.
Image:Pharaoh Ramses II’s mummy seen in Paris in 1976
He was famous for his extensive building programmes and many colossal statues of him have been found all over Egypt. His successors called him the Great Ancestor.
The location of the find strengthens the likelihood of it being Ramses, according to Dietrich Raue, from the Egyptian-German archaeological team.
He said: “The sun god created the world in Heliopolis, in Matariya. That means everything had to be built here. Statues, temples, obelisks, everything.”
Image:The site of a discovery of a statue thought to be ancient ruler pharaoh Ramses II, in Cairo
The find could be a boon for Egypt’s tourism industry, which has suffered since the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
The number of people visiting Egypt has dropped dramatically from nearly 15 million in 2010 to 1.2 million i
Working in the Theban Necropolis – a vast conglomerate of ancient tombs and mortuary temples that faced the ancient Egyptian city Thebes (modern Luxor) – archaeologists have uncovered an ancient tomb on the west bank of the Nile, made in the likeness of the the mythical Tomb of Osiris.
The tomb was found in Abydos, one of the oldest cities of Egypt, in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, which contains the largest concentration of private tombs in the Theban Necropolis complex. This is where all of the highest ranking officials, priests and nobility were buried during the New Kingdom of Egypt – a period of history that spanned the 16th century BC right up to the 11th century BC, ruled by the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties of Egypt.
Part of the tomb was discovered by Philippe Virey back in 1887 but it was never described or published. So a team of Spanish and Italian archaeologists led by María Milagros Álvarez Sosa of the Min Project have set themselves the task of excavating its many chambers and shafts this year. From what they’ve discovered so far, they report that the tomb has been modelled on descriptions of the enormous Tomb of Osiris, an important component of ancient Egyptian legend.
According to April Holloway at Ancient Origins, the archaeologists believe the tomb dates back to either the 25th dynasty of Egypt (760 – 656 BC) or the 26th dynasty (672 – 525 BC), “based on a comparison to similar tombs that contain Osireon elements”. The most famous example is the tomb of Orisis, called the Osireon, built into Seti I’s own funeral complex.
Osiris is the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, the afterlife, and the underworld. He was usually depicted as having bright, emerald-green skin, a pharaoh’s beard, a crown adorned by two resplendent ostrich feathers and his legs wrapped up like a mummy. He typically holds a crook and flail – symbolic attributes that referred to kingship and the land, respectively.
Legend of Osiris was played out annually by the ancient Egyptians as a Passion Play, which recounts his death and rebirth. It was believed that he drowned in the Nile, and in some versions, was cut into 14 pieces by his brother Set, the ancient Egyptian god of storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners. The pieces were put back together by Isis, the patroness of nature and magic, over a 12-day period, except for his phallus, which was lost.
Osiris’s body was transported to his tomb by boat while Isis fashioned a replacement phallus made from gold. Imbued with magic, this object brought Osiris back from the dead long enough to impregnate Isis with a child that would become Horus, the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship.
“The symbolism of Osiris is very evident here, since all the elements recalling the mythical Osiris tomb are present,” writes the Luxor Times Magazine blog. “A big staircase of 3.5 metres long with a 4-metre-high ceiling at the bottom leading to the Netherworld and another one leading directly to the Osiris statue, which is therefore at a higher level and ideally isolated on ‘his island’; the Osiris statue itself; the empty corridor surrounding it which symbolises the channel of water; the expected burial chamber below the statue, thus identifying the deceased with Osiris.”
In the funerary room stands carved reliefs of demons holding knives. According to Ancient Origins, Alvarez Sosa says that they were there to protect the body of the dead in the afterlife.
_the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram [September 22, 2009], by Wajih Al-Saqqar, archeologists have discovered ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of the Biblical Joseph_
_the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram [September 22, 2009], by Wajih Al-Saqqar, archeologists have discovered ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of the Biblical Joseph_
Its importance lies in the fact that it provides decisive scientific evidence disproving the claim by some historians that the ancient Egyptians were unfamiliar with coins and conducted their trade through barter_
many charms from various eras before and after the period of Joseph, including one that bore his effigy as the minister of the treasury in the Egyptian pharaoh’s court_
On the other hand some references to coinage have been known such as:
_texts from the time of the Third Dynasty_states that the Egyptian coin of the time was called a deben_Other texts from the time of the Third Dynasty, the Sixth Dynasty and the Twelfth Dynasty mention a coin named shati or sat_Research team head Dr. Sa’id Muhammad Thabet had been looking for “coins used as charms or ornaments” yet, “what most archeologists took for a kind of charm, and others took for an ornament or adornment, is actually a coin.” Moreover, “the coins come in different sizes and are made of different materials, including ivory, precious stones, copper, silver, gold, etc.” and some were “scarab-shaped.”
It is also reported that one coin: had an inscription on it, and an image of a cow symbolizing Pharaoh’s dream about the seven fat cows and seven lean cows, and the seven green stalks of grain and seven dry stalks of grain_ Joseph’s name appears twice on this coin, written in hieroglyphs: once the original name, Joseph, and once his Egyptian name, Saba Sabani, which was given to him by Pharaoh when he became treasurer. There is also an image of Joseph, who was part of the Egyptian administration at the time.
Let us dive into to some of the concerns: as of yet it seems that the only report about these coins, particularly the one depicting Joseph, has come from one news source which published a photo of various carved scarabs.
Perhaps these are the “scarab-shaped” coins but none are shown to bear the image of Joseph-why not prominently picture this coin?
Some think that this is all a hoax and some that it is an attempt at an Islamic apologetic as along with reference to the coin of Joseph’s time in Egypt appeals are being made to verses from the Qur’an (Koran) which reference coin usage in Joseph’s day such as a reference to Joseph’s brothers selling him, “And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins (Surah 12:20).
Yet, note that since the Qur’an was not written until circa half a millennia after the time of Christ the Qur’an is alluding to the Bible which states, “sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver” (Genesis 37:28).
The “twenty of silver” (the word “shekel” is not in the manuscripts) may be understood as the sliver having been in the form of coinage but could refer to the weight of the silver as “shekels” is a measure of weight which later came to be the name of coins.
Thus, it is advisable to wait and see what is to become of this-what corroboration, information and photos are to follow, if any.
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Count me as a cautious skeptic until further verification, but if this story is accurate, this is one of the biggest archaelogical discoveries ever. The fact that the discovery was made by Egyptian archaeologists (who preumably would have no political incentive to provide evidence of ancient Jewish ties to the Middle East–quite to the contrary, actually) bolsters the reliability of the report. According to an article in the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram, those scientists, while examining the hordes of unsorted artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, came across ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of Joseph.
The biblical story of Joseph, found in Genesis, relates how his brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt, where he rose to become the Viceroy, after God gave him the ability to interpret the Pharoah’s dreams as a prophecy of seven years of plentiful harvests followed by seven years of famine. He proposes that Pharoah appoint an overseer to collect the surplus harvest in storehouses during the years of plenty, to feed the population during the famine that will follow. Pharoah immediately appoints him as the overseer. During Joseph’s rule, his father Israel, his brothers and their families, the Children of Israel, immigrate to Egypt to escape the famine in the land of Canaan. After the death of Israel, Joseph and his brothers, the Bible relates that a new Pharoah “who knew not Joseph” enslaves the Children of Israel, settng the stage for the Exodus led by Moses. (Interestingly, Jewish sages differed on whether the enslaving Pharoah was a new Pharoah who actually did not know Joseph, or the same Pharoah, who in a display of collosal ingratitude, acts as if he did not know Joseph.)
Muslims also revere Joseph as a prophet, and he is discussed in the Koran.
According to the news story Al Ahram, “A thorough examination revealed that the coins bore the year in which they were minted and their value, or effigies of the pharaohs [who ruled] at the time of their minting. Some of the coins are from the time when Joseph lived in Egypt, and bear his name and portrait.” The scientist noted that along with Joseph’s image the coins bore his two names: Saba Sabani, the Egyptian name Pharaoh gave him when he became Egypt’s treasurer; and his “original name, Joseph.” Some of the Joseph coins have an image of a cow, possibly alluding to Pharoah’s dream of seven fat cows who are devoured by seven lean cows.
In addition to verification that Joseph is a historical figure, not merely a creation of the human authors of Genesis, the discovery lends credence to the historical accuracy of the Biblical narrative of the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt. Many historians, archaeologists and Biblical scholars, and one prominent Conservative Rabbi in Los Angeles, have cast doubt on the historicity of the Biblical narrative of the Exodus, due to the absence of archaelogical evidence. However, as author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has taught us in his book “The Black Swan, the Impact of the Highly Improbable,” the absence of proof is never proof of absence.
These coins may also may resolve the question of the identity of the Pharoah of the Exodus. If the coins attributable to Joseph’s time identify the Pharoah he served, then either that Pharoah or the next one is the Pharoah who enslaved the Children of Israel after the death of Joseph and his brothers, and the one after that is the Pharoah of the Exodus.
Interestingly enough, the Al Ahram story did not focus on the evidence of the truth of the biblical narrative, perhaps because believing Moslems would never doubt it. Rather, the news article relates that the significance of the find is that archeologists have found scientific evidence countering the claim held by some historians that coins were not used for trade in ancient Egypt, and that this was done through barter instead.
Here are links to the a news report about the discovery in the Jerusalem Post, and at the online service of the Weekly Blitz (an anti-jihadist news service based in Bangladesh, which promotes interfaith harmony). My account above draws from both sources. And here is a link to a MEMRI report that translates excerpts from the Al Ahram news story.
Hat Tip to my friend and Mishna study partner Vic Marmon for alerting me to this story.
The Joseph coin was produced specifically for the year 2020. The Joseph coin is a historic coin symbolizing the similarities between this modern age and the time of Joseph in Egypt prior to the Exodus. Joseph was called Imhotep in ancient Egypt.
The Joseph coin was produced specifically for the year 2020. The coin was developed and designed by Michael Hughes of Sunbeam America.
Many have called this time-period a “Joseph period.” In fact, you find this term used in ancient and even modern Hebrew prophecies, as well as church prophecies. It is a crossing of the two worlds, ancient and modern even in a prophetic sense.
The coins are historic and also may have meaning to those who believe the Lord is doing a new thing in America and the world.
Joseph was called Imhotep in ancient Egypt.
Beneath is a full diagram of the thought and imagery in the 2020 Joseph coin.
Joseph coin diagram
Joseph, called Imhotep in ancient Egyptian, was the builder of the grain storage facilities seen by the Step Pyramid in Saqqara.
We have included an image in this product page of how the coin looks with the God in a Nutshell Exodus Revelation set.
You are living in some of the most exciting times in human history (our view).
An illustration of the famous circular zodiac, originally on the ceiling of Temple of Het-Hert, (Hathor in Greek) or what is commonly known as the Temple of Denderah in Qena, Egypt. The circular zodiac is from c. 200 B.C.. The original is now in the Louvre, and a copy is in its place in the Temple. The zodiac is centered on the celestial North Pole as shown by the hippopotamus at its center, a symbol of the polar constellations.
UPDATED 9 JUNE, 2019 – 17:35 BRYAN HILL
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