![]() Credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg - CC BY-SA 4.0 Pharaoh Seti I before Osiris, wall painting from KV17. One can wonder why he should deserve a tomb that is the most splendid ever built. Why Was Seti I's Tomb So Lavishly Decorated And Large?Įvery Pharaoh wanted a stunning burial chamber, but Seti I's tomb is the most extraordinary tomb unearthed in Egypt. This did not do Belzoni much good because he was already dead, having died in 1823 as he began a journey to Timbuktu. It was not until 1824 that Sir John Soane bought the sarcophagus which is currently displayed in the crypt section, called Sepulchral Chamber, of Sir John Soane's Museum in London. The sarcophagus and several other artifacts from the tomb of Seti I were transported to London in 1821, but the British Museum did not want to but Seti I's coffin. Sir John Soane's House and Museum: the Belzoni Chamber at basement level, showing the sarcophagus of Seti I. He hoped this would bring him some money once the object had been sold. Knowing his employer wanted to sell the coffin, Belzoni inscribed his name on the sarcophagus so that everyone would know he was the discoverer of the Egyptian coffin. When Belzoni found Seti I's sarcophagus, he understood this was a very precious object worth a lot of money. Texts of the Liturgy of Opening the Mouth for Breathing were written below the images, shown in sequence on both walls." 1 Belzoni's Failure With The Sarcophagus Of Seti I ![]() Reliefs in the corridor leading to the sarcophagus chamber represent King Sety's statues placed on pedestals as priests performed sacred rites that endowed them with everlasting life. These scenes are unique in Egyptian art and their importance for interpreting the ancient ritual is essential. The tomb of Seti I also "contains the most complete representation of the Ceremony of Opening the Mouth ever represented in a royal tomb. It features exquisite reliefs, colorful paintings, and an intricately carved column depicting Seti I with the goddess Hathor. Archaeologists also found clay vessels, fragments of the tomb's painted wall reliefs, and a quartzite ushabti figure -a funerary statue. The tomb of Seti I is artistically adorned and decorated. The tomb of Pharaoh Seti I the largest tomb and the longest tunnel ever found in any place in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb KV17, located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is also known by the names "Belzoni's tomb", "the Tomb of Apis", and "the Tomb of Psammis, son of Nechois". Archaeologists still haven't been able to locate its end! Today, we know it is much larger than this. The tomb has multiple passageways and more than a hundred small chambers. However, Recent excavations and studies of the tomb revealed that it is much larger than previously thought. Credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra - CC BY-SA 2.0 When Belzoni discovered Seti I's tomb in 1817, he estimated the burial to be approximately 328 feet (100 meters). Shortly after having been crowned, the Pharaoh ordered to start building his colossal tomb in the Valley Of the Kings. ![]() He needed and wanted something quite extraordinary on his journey to the afterlife. ![]() Pharaoh Seti I had no intentions of being put to rest in a small insignificant tomb.
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