EGYPTIAN
ARCHAEOLOGY
Ptah Sokar Osiris, three wooden chests and several packages wrapped in linen. The southern chamber (n1B) is smaller than the northern one and its appearance was very different. A total of 14 mummies was piled up, occupying all the space and concealing a stone sarcophagus which stood against the south wall. In addition to Tomb n1B. The cartonnage of lady Tadiamun mummies, n1B also contained some funerary items: two statuettes of Ptah Sokar Osiris, one wooden chest, some pottery and several packages wrapped in linen. Among those we have identified two sets of funerary equipment belonging to two different ladies. The first set belongs to Tadiamun and includes a mummy and a statuette of Ptah Sokar Osiris. X-rays show that the mummy, which has beautiful cartonnages, is of a woman aged 30-40 years. The mummy and the statuette belonging to Tadiamun were not found together. The mummy was discovered in the lower layer of mummies near the west wall while the statuette was discovered at the top of the heap of mummies against the east wall. This
Tomb chamber n1A. A funerary chest and Ptah Sokar Osiris figure in situ
is a demotic text, studied by Michel Chauveau, which relates that the vase contained ‘unguent of first quality for the head of the lady Tadiosir’ with an indication of its weight of 3 deben and 5 kite (320g). We decided to leave the coffins unopened in situ, removing only small items to the SCA storerooms.These are two statuettes of
Above: Tomb chamber n1B with mummies and a Ptah Sokar Osiris figure. Right: The Ptah Sokar Osiris figure of Tadiamun 31