EGYPT: TOMBS OF THREE PRIESTS WHO LIVED AROUND 4,5000 YEARS AGO IN GIZA TO OPENED SOON TO THE PUBLIC

Record ID: 648292

  • Title: EGYPT: TOMBS OF THREE PRIESTS WHO LIVED AROUND 4,5000 YEARS AGO IN GIZA TO OPENED SOON TO THE PUBLIC
  • Date: 20th June 2000
  • Summary: GIZA PLATEAU, GIZA, EGYPT (RECENT) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. PULL OUT: PYRAMIDS WITH TOMBS IN FOREGROUND 0.13 2. MV: WORKERS MOVING STONE TO THE TOMBS ENTRANCE 0.20 3. LV/SLV: BULLDOZER LIFTING STONE (2 SHOTS) 0.33 4. SV; ENTRANCE OF TOMB OF THE PRIEST'S SON, NEFER BAU PTAH 0.37 5. MV/PAN DOWN: WORKER CLEANING STATUE OF NEFER BAU PTAH (2 SHOTS) 0.50 6. VARIOUS: WORKERS BRUSHING DUST OF WALLS AT NEFER BAU PTAH'S TOMB (6 SHOTS) 1.32 7. MV: ENTRANCE OF PRIEST IEMRY TOMB 1.37 8. SLV: CORRIDOR INSIDE PRIEST IEMRY TOMB 1.43 9. CU: INSCRIPTIONS OF WINE MAKING 1.57 10. VARIOUS INSCRIPTIONS OF OFFERINGS (2 SHOTS) 2.16 11. MV: ZAHI HAWASS STANDING WITH TOURISTS 2.20 12. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) DIRECTOR OF GIZA PLATEAU, ZAHI HAWASS, SAYING: "We are now going to open three tombs to the public, we almost have fifty tombs that can be visited by the tourists when they come to Giza plateau, two of them are the most fascinating tombs which are the tombs of Nefer Bau Ptah and the tomb of Lemry and those two tombs are dated to dynasty sixth after that of Khufu. But what is really amazing about these tombs are two important things. First, the architecture style of these tombs are unique and the second they do have unique scenes inside the tombs of daily life and even one of them is the making of wine from grapes and other daily life scenes" 3.02 13. VARIOUS OF WORK OUTSIDE THE TOMBS (2 SHOTS) 3.12 14. PAN: TOMBS WITH PYRAMIDS IN THE BACKGROUND 3.27 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 5th July 2000 13:00
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  • Location: GIZA, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVA6VMGLPLU45W4MD3821THZ3G8G
  • Story Text: Three tombs belonging to priests who lived around 4,500
    years ago and served the three kings of Giza, will soon be
    opened to the public for the first time.



    Two of the tombs, which were built for a 5th Dynasty
    priest Lemry and his son Nefer Bau Ptah, are located to the
    west of the three great pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus
    in Giza.

    The priest Lemry's tomb is divided into three spaces consisting
    of an entrance room, a corridor, and an offering room.

    The tomb is adorned with colourful inscriptions of offerings
    made to the deceased by his followers, images depicting his
    day-to-day life and scenes of the afterlife. It also includes
    unique depictions of ancient wine-making.

    The priest's son Nefer Bitah's tomb displays a life-size
    statue of him carved out of the limestone wall, joined to a
    corridor which leads to two offering rooms displaying
    inscriptions of people offering presents to the deceased.

    The director of the Giza plateau, Zahi Hawass, described
    the plans to open the three tombs to the public.

    "We now have over 50 tombs that can be visited by tourists,
    but two of these tombs are the most fascinating", he said.

    "What is really amazing about these tombs are two
    important things.

    First, the architecture style of these tombs are unique and
    the second they do have unique scenes inside the tombs of daily
    life."
    The three tombs were first discovered in the 1930s.

    The third tomb, belonging to a 4th Dynasty priest Dua en
    Re, displays common scenes of the afterlife, the priests'
    everyday activities, and funeral preparations.

    The three tombs will be opened by Culture Minister
    Farouk Hosni along with the second pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)
    which has been closed for a year for renovations.


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