[guide.chat] jim egypt tanis
- From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:49:11 +0100
sometimes when laying down i put the t v on and just press and press continuous
on the remote until i hear something of interest on the t v, i was flicking
through and heard egypt, so listened to it, i only heard about ten minutes or
so of the program, anyways if i get stuck on something or i not understand a
word, i look it up on the internet, that is how i came to this article, when my
real grandmother was giving birth to my mother it states on the certificate
that carter was present, so when i hear carter off i go on the internet, i know
from doing genealogy that surnames all relate to each other and just fan out
like a branch, all related one way or another, just go through the branches of
the tree and you will see them spread out, also through genealogy i notice
places come from someones surname, like woodfield, whitby, morgans owned the
shire, hence the name morganwg, which in english is glamorganshire, bedd gelert
in english meand the grave of gelert, which is prince llewellyn's dog called
gelert, anyways i looked up tanis, which is a surname and some surnames change
through illiteracy years ago, so some tanis family trees became tanners, if you
like like elsie tanner and dennis tanner off coronation street but they are
only fictional names for them, but the name tanis is a known family tree as is
too tanners etcetera, so places are named tanis like in europe and even here in
england, there is tanis in wiltshire, wiltshire was where i put flowers on the
grave of my real father who i was short of meeting by just a few days, i seem
to be lucky and unlucky with life, change subject do you think tanis in egypt
is named after the family called tanis many many moons ago?
vanessa.
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Vanessa;
You've pressed the right button as far as I'm concerned.
My specialisation in Egyptology was the third Intermediate and Late periods (
Dyn XXI -XXVI ) and the Tanite period was a favourite of mine.
As you know, I was briefly on a dig at Tanis; I've also had close ups of the
finds made in the Royal necropolis of the Amun Temple at Tanis made by Montet.
The silver coffin of Psussennes I is actually more valuable than the
magnificent golden one of Tutankhamun! Not only was silver a lot harder to work
with than gold, but, for the Egyptians, it was also a lot more scarce to come
by, and hence a lot more valuable to them.
I've seen the magnificent collection of mummy masks, worked in gold, found
there.
The one of Psusennes I is very finely crafted, as is the one of Sheshonq II.
That last one, though, is more interesting to me because, at that period, Egypt
was poor, and the source of gold from Nubia had dried up, as that kingdom (
Kush ) now had its own rulers, rather than governors appointed by Egypt.
There is a very strong probability that the gold for Sheshonq's funerary
equipment may have come from the treasures taken by the Egyptians as they
invaded the kingdom of Israel, at the time ruled by Rehoboham, son of Solomon.
You can read the account for yourself in the Biblical book of 1 Kings.
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Subject: [guide.chat] egypt tanis
Treasures of Tanis Volume 58 Number 3, May/June 2005
by Bob Brier
Royal riches discovered during World War II rival those of Tutankhamun, but
remain virtually unknown.
Protective eyes of Horus adorn bracelets found on Pharaoh Sheshonq II's
mummy, but engraved names indicate they were made for Sheshonq I, who is
mentioned in the Bible. (Araldo de Luca)
Millions of Americans were dazzled when the treasures of Tutankhamun toured the
country in the 1970s. Now, as preparations are being made for a new exhibition,
a new generation is eagerly awaiting a chance to see the boy king's royal
paraphernalia. But there is another royal Egyptian treasure, from the ancient
city of Tanis, in the Nile Delta northeast of Cairo, that in many ways is more
spectacular yet remains virtually unknown to the general public.
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, an entire complex of royal tombs was found
intact at Tanis, yielding four gold masks, solid silver coffins, and
spectacular jewelry, some even once worn by a pharaoh mentioned in the Bible.
The treasures are one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.
But because it was discovered during World War II, and published only in
French, it went unnoticed. Even today, visitors to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
gather around Tutankhamun's gold mask and gawk, but walk right past the room in
which the treasures of Tanis are displayed. And while everyone knows Howard
Carter's name, that of the excavator of Tanis is Egyptological trivia. It's
Pierre Montet.
In 1939, Montet's eleventh year of excavations at Tanis, he literally struck
gold. On February 27, he found the tomb of a king, identified by inscriptions
as Osorkon II. There were several rooms, but all had been plundered. Still
remaining, however, was a fabulous quartzite sarcophagus for Osorkon's son,
Takelot II; hundreds of ushabtis (figurines of servants that would magically
come to life and serve the pharaoh in the next world); alabaster jars; and
other objects. It was a great discovery for Montet, but it was a difficult time
for the world. As he was removing the artifacts from the tomb, Hitler was
seizing Czechoslovakia.
When the tomb was cleared, Montet discovered another, adjoining tomb, but this
one was undisturbed. The wall inscriptions mentioned Psusennes I, and lying on
the floor was a solid silver coffin with a falcon's head. Three days later, on
March 21, Egypt's King Farouk arrived for the opening of the coffin. He was
rewarded by seeing a gold face mask and beautiful gold jewelry. But there were
even greater surprises. This was clearly a king, but the inscriptions showed
that it was not Psusennes but instead a previously unknown king, Sheshonq II.
With silver coffins and jewelry rivaling Tutankhamun's, these northern kings
were obviously a force to be reckoned with, and were not weak rulers who were
barely hanging on to what little power they had.
Montet had found the intact burial of the pharaoh Sheshonq II, but the
inscriptions on the wall said the tomb was built for Psusennes. Where was he?
In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. France and England responded by
declaring war, but Montet continued to excavate. Once the Sheshonq burial was
cleared, Montet pressed further into the tomb complex, discovering several
plundered chambers. Finally, on February 15, 1940, he came to a corridor sealed
by a single huge granite plug made from a section of an obelisk of Rameses
II--more recycling. For six days, Montet's workmen chipped away at the block,
and finally, like Carter gazing into Tutankhamun's tomb, Montet peered into the
room. He could see gold and silver bowls and cups, ushabtis, and the intact
pink granite sarcophagus of Psusennes. The king's face was covered with a
spectacular gold mask and on his body was jewelry equal to Tutankhamun's.
Today, as Tutankhamun once again begins a royal procession through the United
States, it is good to remember Tanis and its discoverer, Pierre Montet. The
treasure of Tutankhamun may be more extensive, but Montet found three intact
royal burials, an achievement that will never be equaled. And when it comes to
gold and jewelry, the treasures of Tanis can hold their own with even
Tutankhamun's jewels.
from
Vanessa The Google Girl.
my skype name is rainbowstar123
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