An ancient pharaonic sarcophagus arrives for display at the Egypt Pavilion at the Dubai Expo

The archaeological sarcophagus of Priest Psamtik has arrived in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to join the show at the Egypt Pavilion at Expo Dubai XNUMXXNUMX after taking all measuresNecessary for packing, transporting and shipping the coffin.

This sarcophagus is one of the colored wooden coffins that were recently discovered in the archaeological area of ​​Saqqara through the archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

 The coffin is decorated with a large necklace that ends with the heads of a falcon, and the goddess “Nut” appears, spreading her wings, and carrying the two feathers of Al-Ma’at (the god of truth and justice). As for the central part of it, it was decorated with texts of religious incantations, and around its sides two rows of “Alwas” deities holding a scepter in her hands, and in the lower part two figures of the god Anubis appear above his cabin in front of the deceased.

A group of clones have also arrived archaeological King Tutankhamun'sShow it by the wing To promote Egyptian civilization.

The collection of reproductions of King Tutankhamun includes his golden mask, his own sarcophagus, the Ka-guardian statue of the king, the special occasion chair next to the throne chair. The king's gold.

The idea of ​​coffins in the ancient Egyptian civilization is of great importance from a religious and symbolic point of view, as it is the most important element in the burial process, as it is the shelter or the place where the body of the deceased is placed and is prepared for the calculation process in the other world..

The transfer of these artifacts comes within the framework of the keenness of all the Egyptian state agencies to make available all their capabilities for the success of the Egyptian participation in Expo XNUMX Dubai, and to show the Egyptian pavilion in a way that fits with Egypt’s position, as one of the most important global tourist and archaeological destinations..