Archaeologists find tomb of female singer in Valley of Kings

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon January 16th, 2012, 8:21 pm

A new tomb has been uncovered in the Valley of Kings, unusual in that it appears to have been used for the burial of a female singer rather than a member of royalty. Who was this favoured singer? There's a story there, I'm sure

Story here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/ar ... d=10779108

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Mon January 16th, 2012, 8:48 pm

Potentially interesting find, but how do they know she was a singer?

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon January 16th, 2012, 9:03 pm

There was an inscription on the tomb identifying her. According to a BBC article "The woman, Nehmes Bastet, was a temple singer during Egypt's 22nd Dynasty (approximately 945 - 712BC), according to an inscription in the tomb."

BBC article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16576265

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Mon January 16th, 2012, 11:25 pm

Thats pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

fljustice · Post by **fljustice** » Tue January 17th, 2012, 3:43 pm

Thanks for the link, annis!