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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

These are remnants of the symbolfor "Divine Estate," -or is it just my imagination?- Of...

[speaking Arabic] These are remnants of the symbol
for "Divine Estate," -or is it just my imagination?
-[Nabil] These are remnants of… -[Nermeen] Of "Divine Estate."
-[Nabil] "Divine Estate." The writing can go from right to left,
left to right, from top to bottom, or even the opposite

Full Transcript

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[speaking Arabic]
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These are remnants of the symbol for "Divine Estate,"
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-or is it just my imagination? -[Nabil] These are remnants of…
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-[Nermeen] Of "Divine Estate." -[Nabil] "Divine Estate."
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The writing can go from right to left, left to right,
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from top to bottom, or even the opposite.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:46
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
At Land Productions,Lion Television

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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.
-After this horizontal row of hieroglyphs… -[Nermeen] Ah. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
-After this horizontal row of hieroglyphs… -[Nermeen] Ah.
[Nabil] …it's then this northern frame and these vertical inscriptions. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
[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 00:04
So the whole idea is we figure out what direction it's ...
[speaking indistinctly] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
[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 00:05
If he faces left, we start from the left. Then we see if we ...
[speaking Arabic] - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:10
[speaking Arabic]
Every aspect we discuss will lift the veil on who Wahtye was. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
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 00:05
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 00:07
The priest in that period was considered one of the highest ...
He was the middleman - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
He was the middleman
That's how he was able to build such a wonderful tomb. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
That's how he was able to build such a wonderful tomb.
[Nabil] Wahtye, based on my first impression… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:05
[Nabil] Wahtye, based on my first impression…
He wanted to say, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:18
He wanted to say,
[Nermeen] We have multiple scenes of daily life… - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:13
[Nermeen] We have multiple scenes of daily life…
[Nermeen] He cared to portray everything in great detail. - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:04
[Nermeen] He cared to portray everything in great detail.
He wanted to transfer all of this to his afterlife, - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:08
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 00:09
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 00:06
And then there would be a shaft connecting to the below-grou...
Because the idea was you preserve your body - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:06
Because the idea was you preserve your body
Above ground, the chapel was beautifully decorated - Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb 00:09
Above ground, the chapel was beautifully decorated