![]() And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. ![]() Photo credit: MinProject (Archaeological Mission Canaria-Toscana).Īt Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. Isis later gave birth to Horus, who became seen as a representation of new beginnings and the destroyer of the evil Set.įeatured image: Inside the replica of the tomb dedicated to the god Osiris. Isis created a golden phallus and briefly brought Osiris back to life with a spell, which gave her enough time to become pregnant by Osiris before he returned to death. ![]() The only body part Isis could not locate was the phallus, as it had been eaten by catfish. This form of Osiris traveled to the underworld in a boat and became god of the dead. Isis collected all the pieces and bandaged the body together. After his body was recovered by Isis, Set tore his body into pieces and threw them back into the river. The funerary complex will continue to be explored and the chambers cleared of debris in the Autumn of this year.Īlvarez Sosa told EFE that the tomb is of "great importance" because “the burial chambers contain dead who slept their eternal sleep under the god of the dead, Osiris".Īccording to Egyptian mythology, Osiris, god of the underworld, was killed by Set, god of storms, disorder and violence, who shut Osiris in a coffin and threw it in the Nile river. However, it was not until recently that the full extent of the structure was discovered through excavations. Part of the tomb was initially discovered by archaeologist Philippe Virey in the 1880s and some attempts were made to sketch out the main structure in the 20 th century. Drawing of the tomb's architecture made by Raffaella Carrera, MinProject (Archaeological Mission Canaria-Toscana). ![]() Sketch showing the outline of the tomb of Osiris. “The symbolism of Osiris is very evident here, since all the elements recalling the mythical Osiris tomb are present,” writes Luxor Times Magazine, “a big staircase of 3.5 meter long with a 4 meter 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 symbolizes the channel of water (see Osireion in Abydos) the expected burial chamber below the statue, thus identifying the deceased with Osiris.” Inside this chamber is a second shaft that descends 19.6 feet (6 meters) into two more rooms, which are currently full of debris. Opposite the statue of Osiris is a staircase with a 29.5 foot (9 meter) shaft leading to another chamber. María Milagros Álvarez Sosa, told EFE that the demons are there to protect the body of the deceased. The leader of the Spanish-Italian team that uncovered the tomb, Dr. To the west of the central temple is a funerary room with the reliefs of demons holding knives. RTVE describes the structure as having a staircase from the north wall of the main room, leading down to the funerary complex, where there is a carving of Osiris, god of the dead, in the middle of a central vaulted temple. ![]() The complex consists of a large hall supported by five pillars. Researchers believe the tomb complex dates back to the 25th dynasty (760 - 656 BC) or 26th dynasty (672 - 525 BC), based on a comparison to similar tombs that contain Osirian elements. Photo credit: MinProject (Archaeological Mission Canaria-Toscana).Īccording to the Spanish news agency EFE, the tomb embodies all the features of the tomb of Osiris, as told in ancient Egyptian legends, and is a smaller version of the design of the Osireion, built under Egyptian pharaoh Seti I in the city of Abydos, Luxor. Inside the tomb complex, researchers found a carving of Osiris and a room with a wall relief depicting a demon holding knives.Įntrance to the funerary complex of Osiris. A Spanish-Italian archaeological team, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, has made an incredible discovery in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt – an enormous ancient reproduction of the mythical Tomb of Osiris as described by Egyptian legend, complete with multiple shafts and chambers. ![]()
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