All posts tagged: Coffins

Egypt Unveils 3,500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga

Egypt Unveils 3,500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga

Published by Jenni Sidey

An Egyptian archeological mission has made several new discoveries this season while excavating at the Abu El-Naga necropolis near Luxor. The announcement was made by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Among the most important finds of the season was a cache of ten well preserved, painted wooden coffins that had been hidden in the shaft of the courtyard of the tomb of Baki. The coffins, featuring brightly painted scenes and hieroglyphic inscriptions, were likely moved from their original burial sites, during a period of instability, leading to some damage to the mummies inside..   Related Articles Four of these coffins date to Egypt’s 18th Dynasty (c. 1550–1292 BC), including one coffin bearing the name of Merit, chantress of the god Amun. An additional coffin from the later Ramesside period ((c. 1292–1077 BC) is inscribed with the name of Padi-Amun, a priest in the Temple of Amun. The remaining coffins belong to the Egypt’s Late Period (664–332 BC). In the same courtyard, the team also uncovered the tomb of a purification priest of the Temple of …

‘Flat-pack’ coffins, DIY flowers and unpaid bills: Inside Robert Bush’s ‘nightmare’ funeral home in Hull | UK News

‘Flat-pack’ coffins, DIY flowers and unpaid bills: Inside Robert Bush’s ‘nightmare’ funeral home in Hull | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

To grieving families and colleagues, Hull funeral director Robert Bush seemed a “nice guy”. But behind closed doors, he was cutting corners financially, providing sub-standard coffins and DIY flowers to the bereaved, and funeral staff were refusing to work with him over unpaid bills. Sky News has spoken to a celebrant who worked closely with Bush, 48, for several years. On Thursday, the funeral director pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial. The woman, who we are calling Sarah, was contracted by him to lead funeral services. Image: Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial She’s agreed to speak anonymously – she still works in the funeral sector in Hull and says there are “repercussions” for any association with Bush. During an hour-long interview, Sarah described Bush as “a bit of a cheeky chappy”. “We got on well,” she says, describing the funeral director as “very polite, well-spoken, very empathetic and generally a nice guy”. “I think that’s what makes everything that’s happened since so disgusting.” …

Egyptian Archeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Coffins of Temple Chanters

Egyptian Archeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Coffins of Temple Chanters

Published by José Betancourt

Archeologists working near Luxor have uncovered 22 painted wooden coffins containing mummies, according to the Daily News Egypt, which reported the news in February. The well-preserved sarcophagi date to Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period (1077–664 BCE). The archeological mission, which was affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities, also found a group of eight papyrus scrolls, some with their seals intact, in a pottery jar. Related Articles The discovery was made during excavation work at a previously known tomb in the Theban Necropolis, a site on the Nile’s west bank where rulers, officials, and nobles were interred during Egypt’s Pharaonic period. The presence of mummies in the coffins makes the find particularly significant, with Zahi Hawass, head of the mission, saying it provides new insights into the Third Intermediate Period. Crowded into a rock-cut chamber, the sarcophagi were separated from their lids and stacked to save space, indicating that they were moved at some point from their original location. They largely bear professional titles rather than personal …