Thursday, November 9, 2017

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – Small Objects and Graffiti .. Part ( 10 )

The Small Objects
A few small objects were found in the filling of the passages and halls, apparently having been thrown away as mere rubbish . The building itself had evidently been rifled, and every object removed, whether of value or not .

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The Passages .. Part ( 9 )

The Sloping and The Northern Passages
The sloping passage leading from the hall towards the Temple of Seti was inscribed on the South side with the 17th chapter, on the North side with the 99th chapter, of the Book of the Dead .

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The Great Hall .. Part ( 8 )

The Great Hall
The Great Hall, the floor of which was more than forty feet below the surface of the desert, was fifteen feet wide, thirty-four feet long, and seventeen feet high . There were three doorways, one to the south, leading to the South Chamber ; one to the east, to the sloping passage ; one to the north, to the north passage .

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Detailed description and hieroglyphic texts of the first discoveries of the Osireion – The South Chamber .. Part ( 7 )

The South Chamber
The chamber south of the Great Hall is sculptured on the east, south, and west walls with the 168th chapter of the " Book of the Dead " . At first sight the arrangement appears confused, but a closer examination shows a very definite order .