A mummy with a 'golden tongue' is discovered

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An archaeological team conducting an archaeological survey of the Ptolemaic temple ruins ' Tap Osiris Magna Temple ' in northern Egypt has announced that it has found 16 mummies in a rock-cut tomb. One of the mummies had a ' golden tongue ' instead of a normal tongue.

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The Temple of Taposiris Magna is said to have been ordered by Ptolemy IV, who ruled ancient Egypt as a pharaoh between 221 BC and 205 BC, and is actually a 1.8-meter-high head that seems to be Ptolemy IV. A pharaoh statue without a pharaoh has also been excavated . In the temple, a coin with an etched face of Cleopatra VII , who is the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty and is famous as a beautiful woman, has been found, and it is thought that the temple was used until about 2000 years ago. ..

An archaeologist from the Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo Autonomous University and Egyptian archaeologists, who have been excavating the Temple of Taposiris Magna for nearly a decade, have 16 mummies from a newly cut tomb. Announced that it was found. The mummies are believed to have been buried about 2000 years ago, one of which had a 'golden tongue.'

The image below is a mummy with a golden tongue that was actually excavated. Most of the mummies discovered this time had deteriorated, but the mummies with golden tongues remained in a relatively good condition around the head.

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According to the archaeological team, the mummy is believed to have had its real tongue removed and replaced by a golden tongue during embalming, and could have been placed in the hope of speaking to the underworld god Osiris in the post-mortem world. There is sex. It is not clear if the dead had a speech disorder during their lifetime or why they were made of gold.

The remaining 15 mummies are not well preserved, but many gorgeous trinkets have been found. Other discoveries include a necklace in the shape of Horus, a crown decorated with animal horns, golden leaves that appear to form a gold wreath, and a marble mask. One mummy was covered with a layer of stucco decorated with gold in the shape of the god Osiris, and another mummy wore a smiling death mask with a headdress.

The picture below is the female death mask discovered this time.

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In addition, the statue installed on the tomb was left almost intact, and it was possible to know what kind of person was buried as a mummy.

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