Ancient 'magician's tomb unearthed in Egypt, displaying rich decoration

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The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of an "engraved and beautifully painted" tomb of a royal doctor from the Sixth Dynasty by a French-Swiss joint archaeological mission.

The discovery was of a Mustaba tomb, a rectangular mud-brick structure with a flat roof and sloping sides. "Mastaba" is the Arabic word for "bench," which is what these tombs resembled, according to the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University.

The tomb was decorated with distinctive carvings and drawings, and belonged to a doctor called "Titi Nab Fu", who lived during the reign of King Pepe II. The decorations included carvings of funerary scenes, a painted false door with bright colors, as well as a stone sarcophagus inscribed with the name of Teti Neb Fu and his various titles.

The titles included positions as chief doctor at the palace, priest and "Magician" of the Goddess Serket, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants, according to a Facebook post from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Source:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-intricately-decorated-tomb-belonging-to-a-doctor-who-treated-egyptian-pharaohs-4100-years-ago-180985788/, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-pharaoh-s-doctor-and-magician/ar-AA1x891R#

[Creyk 18,678]

It must have been so difficult to make these, and they stood the test of time. Very impressive

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It would've been funnier if it was found and he wasn't in there

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1 hour ago, Creyk said:

It must have been so difficult to make these, and they stood the test of time. Very impressive

Ancient Egypt being in a dry desert with little to no moisture helped preserve everything really well. It’s entirely possible a place like Thailand, for example, had a rich culture at the same time as the ancient Egyptians, but the wet humid weather there destroys a lot of things over time. 

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6 hours ago, Creyk said:

It must have been so difficult to make these, and they stood the test of time. Very impressive

Imagine if one of the painters f*ed up the color in one of the decorations but was like "you know what? Whatever, this is going to be sealed and no one will see it".

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King Pepe II