A Bit of Old Tut

Shroud Lifted on Ancient Mystery

In the equivalent of finding stuff in granny’s attic the National Museum of Scotland have found some exciting relics from ancient days. They will be part of a new summer exhibition from March till September with the catchy title The Tomb – Ancient Egyptian Burial, my word if that doesn’t pack them in who knows what will.  The finds include a 2,000 year old shroud from the time when the Romans had taken over Egypt. The tomb was originally built shortly after the reign of the boy king Tutankhamun around 1290BC in the great city of Thebes which was once the home of the pharaohs. The tomb was used for over a 1,000 years

A Happy Find

The shroud has been carbon dated to 9BC and the cash in the attic moment came when a senior bod at the museum carried out an inventory and discovered the historical object which had lain hidden in the museum’s archive since the Second World War. It had been in storage since 1940 and the only clue to its existence was a hand written note in a grubby envelope from a previous curator saying that the shroud came from the tomb of a Roman-era Egyptian family excavated in the mid-19th century in Thebes. I bet it was a great moment for the museum. The brightly painted shroud has never been on public display and comes from the tomb of the Chief of Police and his missus.

Toot and Come In

Like all Egyptians tombs, except for that that of Tutankhamun, the copper’s tomb had been looted many times, but not everything had been stolen and many fascinating objects were recovered including the shroud which belonged to the son of the Roman official. The exhibition has many fine relics from the various periods of the tomb’s use and is a must see for those of you enchanted by the past. For those of you interested in the present however, we have a terrific sale object the Daisy perfume atomiser at half price. It will put you in good odour!

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