Ancient “Singers of Amun” Coffins in Luxor Reveal Rare Egyptian Rituals

Ancient “Singers of Amun” Coffins in Luxor Reveal Rare Egyptian Rituals

Wooden coffins of singers of Amun. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Researchers in Luxor, Egypt, have uncovered a carefully arranged cache of wooden coffins linked to a group of women known as the “Singers of Amun,” offering rare insight into temple life and burial practices during a turbulent chapter of ancient Egyptian history. The discovery was made on the West Bank of the Nile, inside the southwestern sector of the Asasif necropol…

Archaeologists discover 22 sarcophagi and eight intact papyri in Luxor

An Egyptian archaeological expedition has announced a discovery of great importance for understanding religion, ritual music, and funerary practices in Ancient Egypt. In the Asasif cemetery, on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, a joint team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage unearthed an exceptional assemblage consisting of 22 polychrome wooden sarcophagi—each containing a …