Bir esh-Shaghala Tombs in Dakhla Oasis, New Valley Egypt | Facts Pharaonic Necropolis, History, Map, Inscriptions and more.

Facts and history of building pharaonic tombs from the Roman era, the secrets they contain for the lives of the ancient Egyptians, the price of the entrance ticket, opening times and more.

What is proud of is that the Egyptian archaeological mission that is actually affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and working in the archaeological area called Bir al-Shaghala area in the city of Mut, inside the Dakhla Oasis, has succeeded in revealing the presence of two very old archaeological tombs.

These tombs go back to the Roman era already, and a number of these funerary drawings were engraved on their walls and walls, using bright and clear colors with the best colors.

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Bir esh-Shaghala Tombs

How were the tombs of the Bir al-Shaghala area discovered?

● The discoverers of that cemetery explained that the work of that mission responsible for the discovery this year had included a number of excavations and archaeological excavations in that archaeological area located in the east of the excavations that had begun before.
● Also, the first cemetery of these two cemeteries has already been discovered in the archaeological area of ​​Bir al-Shaghala, which consists of the presence of a ladder that actually consists of 20 steps.
● Pre-existing was a adobe sign and had remnants of an outer layer of mortar note that eventually led to an altar built and horned of limestone material.
● Then from it to a main entrance to that cemetery and it was built of sandstone, and it led in the end to that large hall or the main hall of that pharaonic cemetery, which extended from the east to the west.

Interior design cemeteries in that area

● In fact, that hall in the cemetery of Bir al-Shaghala was built in the past at the time of its spread from mud bricks, and that cemetery was approximately 540 cm long, and its width reached 250 cm, when the height was 370 cm.
● It is a cemetery with a vaulted ceiling, but unfortunately at the time of discovery it was found that most of this place was dilapidated.
● Not only this, but in that northern wall of the cemetery there are two entrances that belong to two rooms designated only for burial, topped by two last small rooms that had a separate entrance from that eastern side.
● A number of these skeletons and some of the most important lamps and a number of these pottery vessels were found inside them.

The design of the second cemetery in detail

As for that second cemetery, those interested in archeology discovered that it is located in that eastern side, easier than the first cemetery.
But it had already been found as a result of a certain extension in the excavations to the east of that first tomb that we talked about.
After the process of removing the backfill was rough, another tomb was also found, built of mud bricks, and it was made up of a relatively large transverse hall, and two side rooms, but they were accused of including a large lintel..
Not only this, but there are a number of those foundations designated for the work of the funeral shrine from the front side.
This shrine has an altar that was made and constructed of mud bricks, and it also has a hearth with molds or remnants of soot.
In that room there is a table or table dedicated to making offerings made of sandstone that was located in front of that ancient door that actually leads to the burial chamber.
It has not finished yet, but that shrine was already leading to the presence of another Moroccan cemetery, which consisted of a small brother-in-law that led at the end to a hall with funeral drawings.
And then from there to that vaulted room, which had been found in the northern wall of the room on Nietzsche’s tomb, on which was engraved one of the most important unique scenes, which depicts the occurrence of the entire process of mummification of the owner of that tomb.

What is the price of a ticket to visit Bir El-Shaghala for Egyptians?
● The fee for a visit to Bir El Shagala for adults is 10 Egyptian pounds
● As for the ticket fees for visiting the well of the worker, for Egyptian students, it is: 5 Egyptian pounds
What is the price of a ticket to visit Bir Al-Shaghala for foreigners?
● The fees for a visit to Bir El Shaqala ticket are: 60 Egyptian pounds
● If the visitor is a foreign student, the entry fee is 30 Egyptian pounds

 

Bir esh-Shaghala Tombs in Dakhla Oasis, New Valley Egypt | Facts Pharaonic Necropolis
Bir esh-Shaghala Tombs in Dakhla Oasis, New Valley Egypt | Facts Pharaonic Necropolis

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