Scientists discover non-looted tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh

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Scientists discover non-looted tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh

08/17/2005 22:07 PRAVDA

The tomb of King Amenhotep I became the second non-looted tomb after

the one of King Tut

 

There is a Russian joke, which is as old as mummies: a tomb-chest

with a mummy was discovered during the archeological dig in Egypt.

Experts could not determine whose mummy it was and invited Soviet

experts for their expertise. The latter rolled up their sleeves and

asked everybody else to leave the room. Soon they came out all

sweating and declared: "Amenhotep XXIII." When asked how they managed

to identify him, the experts said: "The son of a bitch confessed

himself."

 

But let us get serious. Joint Egyptian-Polish expedition started the

dig of fully preserved tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep I in Kings Valley

near Luxor. According to Dr. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the

Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, archeologists are close to

the greatest discovery. He considers the discovery in Dra Abu al-Naga

region as important as the discovery of Tutankhamun tomb in 1922.

 

Precious treasures and rarities will be presumably found at the

burial place of Amenhotep I. "We cannot even imagine the abundance

and value of treasures and rarities and the amount of gold which we

may find in the tomb of Amenhotep I", Zahi Hawass says

enthusiastically.

 

His colleague, Egyptian archeologist Sabri Abdel-Aziz, said that

after the discovery of the burial place of Amenhotep I it would be

hard to expect new discoveries of such importance. According to a

Russian book "Empire" written by G. Nosovsky and A. Fomenko, "famous

18th dynasty dates back to 1570-1342 B.C. According to our concept,

this dynasty is a reflection of Ottoman Empire of the second half of

XVI-XVI centuries A.D." Then the authors give a chronological shift

of about 2800 years.

 

First pharaohs of the 18th dynasty ousted the Hyksos (Asian tribes,

which conquered Egypt approximately in the 17th century B.C.) and

launched the new conquest of Nubia and put an end to the Kerma

culture. Ahmose conquered the territory between the first and the

second cataracts, built a temple in Buhen and recreated reinforcement

facilities of the Middle Kingdom. Amenhotep I set up the first

official post of Nubia's deputy, the residence of whom was

subsequently built in Aniba. Thutmosis I destroyed the residence of

Kerma rulers and expanded the boundaries of the empire as far as the

4th cataract to the south and as far as the Euphrates river near the

modern-day Turkish border in the north. Thutmosis III founded the

fortified settlement of Napata, which remained the southern point of

Egypt's intrusion right until the end of the Egyptian presence in

Nubia.

 

Their realm gave rise to the Golden Age of the ancient state. The

founding father of the dynasty, Ahmose I, reinstated Egypt within the

boundaries of the Middle Kingdom and completed the period of

liberating wars. Amenhotep I, his son, expanded the territory of

Egypt at the expense of Ethiopia, when he destroyed the army of the

Ethiopian king.

 

Pharaoh Thutmosis I, the son of Amenhotep, continued the crusades and

conquered Syria, Palestine and the Mesopotamian state of Mitanni.

 

Reference:

 

Amenhotep I (Amenophis 1 in Greek) - the throne name Djeser-Ka-Re.

The son of Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari. The father of Pharaoh

Thutmosis I, which is quite a disputable fact. The pharaoh is

included in the 18th dynasty along with such renowned kings as

Amenhotep IV and legendary Tutankhamun. He reigned during the period

of the New Kingdom from 1546 till 1526 B.C. Ancient documents, which

date from the period of Amenhotep's rule, tell us that Egypt was

experiencing a cultural and economic rise, particularly the year 20,

month 7. Ebers Papyrus, the medical encyclopedia of ancient

Egyptians, was written during the era of Amenhotep I.

 

Igor Bukker

 

http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/16001_Amenhotep.html

Read the original in Russian:

http://www.pravda.ru/culture/2005/4/67/191/20579_amenhotep.html

(Translated by: Anastasia Pulich)

 

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