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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in Saqqara.

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James Tovell

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At Land Productions,Lion Television

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[deep breath] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Hamada speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Hamada speaking Arabic]

[man, in English]
To discover a complete tomb… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[man, in English] To discover a complete tomb…

[in Arabic] The first time I went in,
I nearly passed out from sheer joy! - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[in Arabic] The first time I went in, I nearly passed out fr...

[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[man speaking Arabic]

[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[man speaking Arabic]

[newsman]
An ancient story is coming to life - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[newsman] An ancient story is coming to life

[newsman 2] What's being called
a one-of-a-kind discovery in Egypt. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[newsman 2] What's being called a one-of-a-kind discove...

[newsman 3]
…a tomb so perfectly preserved, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[newsman 3] …a tomb so perfectly preserved,

[newswoman]
Untouched and unlooted for 4,400 years. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[newswoman] Untouched and unlooted for 4,400 years.

The Antiquities minister says
they uncovered a private tomb - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The Antiquities minister says they uncovered a private tomb

[newsman] The head of Egypt's
Antiquities Council - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[newsman] The head of Egypt's Antiquities Council

To find this inscription… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

To find this inscription…

From the beginning
when we discover the tomb, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

From the beginning when we discover the tomb,

We must read the hieroglyphics
to find out… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

We must read the hieroglyphics to find out…

Who is he to have a tomb like this? - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Who is he to have a tomb like this?

Usually when we find a tomb, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Usually when we find a tomb,

When we cleaned the ground, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

When we cleaned the ground,

Because if we can find the whole family
buried in the shafts after 4,500 years, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Because if we can find the whole family buried in the shafts...

It would be incredible for us. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

It would be incredible for us.

I'm an archaeologist - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

I'm an archaeologist

[engine revs] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

He was also the person
who taught me history in primary school. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

He was also the person who taught me history in primary scho...

[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking indistinctly]

[Ahmed] Working at Saqqara, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Ahmed] Working at Saqqara,

In just minutes, you can go
from the green, and people, crowded… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

In just minutes, you can go from the green, and people, crow...

The secret of its enchantment - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The secret of its enchantment

All in the shadow of the Step Pyramid, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

All in the shadow of the Step Pyramid,

[in English] For me, Saqqara is the most
important archaeological site in Egypt. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[in English] For me, Saqqara is the most important archaeolo...

Any Egyptologist
must come to Saqqara to learn - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Any Egyptologist must come to Saqqara to learn

[Hamada] The Bubasteion necropolis,
where we found Wahtye's tomb, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Hamada] The Bubasteion necropolis, where we found Wahtye�...

We began our excavation here
in the spring of 2018. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

We began our excavation here in the spring of 2018.

The whole team is Egyptian… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The whole team is Egyptian…

If the weather down in the city
is 26 degrees, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

If the weather down in the city is 26 degrees,

[wind blowing] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

But we are the people who can
best give a voice to our ancestors, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

But we are the people who can best give a voice to our ances...

[people chattering indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[people chattering indistinctly]

Foreman Mustafa
is in charge of the workers. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Foreman Mustafa is in charge of the workers.

[dog barks] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

I admire his reputation
as an archaeologist, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

I admire his reputation as an archaeologist,

[Mohammad] Since we discovered
the tomb, we are waiting to dig the shafts - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Mohammad] Since we discovered the tomb, we are waiting to d...

But until this moment, we are not able
to work inside the… the tomb. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

But until this moment, we are not able to work inside the… t...

Because first we need to investigate
the story of Wahtye - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Because first we need to investigate the story of Wahtye

[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking indistinctly]

-[men speaking indistinctly]
-We discovered Wahtye, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-[men speaking indistinctly] -We discovered Wahtye,

But we need to finish the work
in this area - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

But we need to finish the work in this area

All the team are hoping for next season. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

All the team are hoping for next season.

But everybody not sure
that they come back again or no, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

But everybody not sure that they come back again or no,

[men chattering indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[men chattering indistinctly]

[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking indistinctly]

[Hamada speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Hamada speaking Arabic]

"May Ptah give…" - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

"May Ptah give…"

-We found the base first, then the body.
-[Mohammad] Oh. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-We found the base first, then the body. -[Mohammad] Oh.

[woman] We've known that
the eastern cliffs of Saqqara - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[woman] We've known that the eastern cliffs of Saqqara

My name is Salima Ikram, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

My name is Salima Ikram,

-[man speaking Arabic]
-[in Arabic] My dear, a little this way. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-[man speaking Arabic] -[in Arabic] My dear, a little this w...

[Salima] The Bubasteion
was a cult center and temple - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Salima] The Bubasteion was a cult center and temple

She is the goddess of motherhood,
beauty, and love, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

She is the goddess of motherhood, beauty, and love,

-[Mohammad] Small is beautiful, Mr. Ahmed.
-[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-[Mohammad] Small is beautiful, Mr. Ahmed. -[man speaking Ar...

On the calm side, she's a pussycat, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

On the calm side, she's a pussycat,

[in Arabic] Humerus bone, there are two, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[in Arabic] Humerus bone, there are two,

-That's the radius there.
-[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-That's the radius there. -[man speaking Arabic]

[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[man speaking Arabic]

[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[man speaking Arabic]

[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking indistinctly]

[in English] Words, uh, saying,
"To Sekhmet, beloved of god Ptah, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[in English] Words, uh, saying, "To Sekhmet, beloved of...

[Mohammad] To be the first one
to hold something in your hand - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Mohammad] To be the first one to hold something in your han...

[men chattering indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[men chattering indistinctly]

"Purified Priest to the King." - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

"Purified Priest to the King."

[Nermeen] Ah… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nermeen] Ah…

[Nermeen] When we are about to read
a hieroglyphic text, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nermeen] When we are about to read a hieroglyphic text,

[speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking Arabic]

-After this horizontal row of hieroglyphs…
-[Nermeen] Ah. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

-After this horizontal row of hieroglyphs… -[Nermeen] Ah.

[Nabil] …it's then this northern frame
and these vertical inscriptions. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nabil] …it's then this northern frame and these vertic...

So the whole idea is we figure out
what direction it's going in. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

So the whole idea is we figure out what direction it's ...

[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking indistinctly]

If he faces left, we start from the left.
Then we see if we can make sense of it. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

If he faces left, we start from the left. Then we see if we ...

[speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[speaking Arabic]

Every aspect we discuss
will lift the veil on who Wahtye was. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

Every aspect we discuss will lift the veil on who Wahtye was...

And as the basis of everything,
we must consider Wahtye as a priest. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

And as the basis of everything, we must consider Wahtye as a...

The priest in that period was considered
one of the highest officials. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The priest in that period was considered one of the highest ...

He was the middleman - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

He was the middleman

That's how he was able to build
such a wonderful tomb. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

That's how he was able to build such a wonderful tomb.

[Nabil] Wahtye,
based on my first impression… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nabil] Wahtye, based on my first impression…

He wanted to say, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

He wanted to say,

[Nermeen] We have multiple scenes
of daily life… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nermeen] We have multiple scenes of daily life…

[Nermeen] He cared to portray everything
in great detail. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

[Nermeen] He cared to portray everything in great detail.

He wanted to transfer all of this
to his afterlife, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

He wanted to transfer all of this to his afterlife,

For the ancient Egyptians,
because they loved life so much, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

For the ancient Egyptians, because they loved life so much,

And then there would be a shaft
connecting to the below-ground bed, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

And then there would be a shaft connecting to the below-grou...

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This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in Saqqara.

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Director: James Tovell

Writer: N/A

Production: At Land Productions,Lion Television

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Oct 2020

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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81064069