To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
[meows]
Please log in to add to collections.
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The way a sacred animal cult worked was that there was one animalin the temple, which was...

[meows] [horn honking] The way a sacred animal cult worked was that there was one animal
in the temple, which was supposed to be
sort of the divine manifestation of the goddess or the god

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:01.088
[meows]
00:00:03.088 --> 00:00:05.004
[horn honking]
00:00:06.072 --> 00:00:09.004
The way a sacred animal cult worked
00:00:09.048 --> 00:00:13.052
was that there was one animal in the temple,
00:00:13.006 --> 00:00:17.998
which was supposed to be sort of the divine manifestation
00:00:17.016 --> 00:00:19.004
of the goddess or the god.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:11
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
At Land Productions,Lion Television

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

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.
During its lifetime, this creature would be treated as a god. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
During its lifetime, this creature would be treated as a god...
[meows] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
[meows]
-It's a beautiful bronze head! -[man speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:10
-It's a beautiful bronze head! -[man speaking Arabic]
[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:13
[speaking indistinctly]
But it's in very good shape for what one would expect after about 2,500 years. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
But it's in very good shape for what one would expect a...
Where the Bubasteion was built, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:08
Where the Bubasteion was built,
So, the priests would take them into these old tombs - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:09
So, the priests would take them into these old tombs
[Hamada] Like anyone else, I've seen cats of many sizes. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
[Hamada] Like anyone else, I've seen cats of many sizes...
But a cat that's absolutely massive like this? - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
But a cat that's absolutely massive like this?
[men speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:07
[men speaking indistinctly]
[indistinct chattering] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:13
[indistinct chattering]
Next to the first false door, there is a scene of an offering table… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:14
Next to the first false door, there is a scene of an offerin...
Usually, it would be the man and his wife. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
Usually, it would be the man and his wife.
So we expected it would be Wahtye and his wife, Ptah-Weret. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
So we expected it would be Wahtye and his wife, Ptah-Weret.
But when we read the inscription… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:14
But when we read the inscription…
Because Merit-Min… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
Because Merit-Min…
So we started thinking, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:08
So we started thinking,
Anyone who runs their hand along the wall would say, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:11
Anyone who runs their hand along the wall would say,
Looking at the features of that statue… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:10
Looking at the features of that statue…
Which makes me even more convinced - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:07
Which makes me even more convinced