CAIRO, November 29. / Correspondent. TASS Dean Drunk /. In the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Luxor has a secret room, which may be the tomb of Queen Nefertiti. This was announced by Minister of Antiquities of Egypt Mamdouh al-Damato, to local media.
According to him, spent the past few days radiological examination and infrared scanning (thermography) established the presence of the space of the northern wall of the tomb. “This allows us to say that there is another tomb, – he said. – We are confident that by 90%.” Scientists hope that it belongs to one of the first beauties of ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti, whose mummy had still not been found.
The theory of finding the burial chamber of Nefertiti in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun nominated British scientist Nicholas Reeves, who for a long time studying the ancient tomb. It was he who suggested that the open British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, the tomb contains more space, and one of them, most likely, is the tomb of the wife of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) Nefertiti.
After analyzing the gold mask of Tutankhamun, Reeves He suggested that in ancient times it has been redone, but was originally made for a woman’s face, that is designed specifically for the queen. Moreover, the researchers believe that the tomb was intended solely for Nefertiti, who died in 1331 BC, but the sudden death of Tutankhamun at the age of 19 in 1323 BC, which was the son of Akhenaten, made their adjustments. As a result, the young king, who did not manage to build a tomb, buried in the already finished mausoleum.
Now, Minister, to the analysis of the results of the scan start Japanese scientists, and when they publish their findings, the researchers will be engaged directly with the secret room.
About Tutankhamen, the pharaoh XVIII dynasty of the New Kingdom era, very little is known. Inscriptions, which indicate the exact origin of the Pharaoh, do not exist. Based on the results of the combined analysis of DNA and radiological study of mummies, scientists believe that the parents of Tutankhamun was Akhenaten and his sister. At the same time, the identity of the mother has not been established for certain. Some researchers consider it the mother of Akhenaten Kiiu second wife, who spent his whole life in the shadow of the main wife – Nefertiti. The world has learned about the young pharaoh solely due to the opening of Carter, who discovered nerazgrablennuyu tomb, where, in addition to the mummies, preserved rich utensils, including the famous gold mask.
About Nefertiti in ancient times composed legends, which say, that never before Egypt does not produce such a beauty. She was considered “perfect”, and her image adorned temples throughout the country. For the Egyptians of the era it was the living embodiment of the forces of the sun, life-giving.
But scientists still can not ascertain its origin – no evidence has not been found. Several Egyptologists inclined to release its Egyptian roots, while others believe that it was alien princess. She gave birth to six daughters of the Pharaoh. The lack of a male heir to the scientists, the negative impact on relationships within the royal family. At the 14th year of the reign of Akhenaten Nefertiti, before playing an active role in the life of a spouse may have fallen from grace, faded, and her place was taken by a secondary queen Kiya.
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