Archaeologists found several Egyptian ancient mummies that had gold chips in their tongues.
Quweisna, sometimes spelled Quesna, was the location of the auspicious discovery. NecropolisIn the central Nile Delta. It was discovered in 1989,It is believed that the site was occupied in the Ptolemaic or Roman period, which spanned from 300 BCE to 640CE..
The newly discovered extension of the archaeological complex was where the golden-tongued Mummies were found. It also contained many other bodies that were interred in three time periods in ancient Egypt.
Some bones of the undiscovered skeletons are glazed with gold, while others were simply buried next to lotus flowers and scarabs in gold.
Even though they have been found before, the golden tongues remain a bit of an enigma.
Researchers started digging in Egypt at the start of 2021 to find a site that was 2,000 years old. UncoveredA skull with a glowing tongue-shaped ornament, framed in its yawning jaw.
Finally, at the close of 2021, a mother, a father, and a baby mummy were back Found with golden tonguesIt dates back to more than 2,500 centuries.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities believed that the gold was there at the time of the discovery It was long ago to make sure the deceased could reach the afterlife.
A person with a “silver tongue” today is considered a persuasive speaker. But experts believe that in ancient Egypt, a golden tongue was required to be on the good side Osiris, the judge of the underworld and lord.
Osiris, like Hades, lived among the dead and enforced strict speech prohibitions. The underworld of ancient Egypt was often called ‘The Underworld’.The Silent Land“, and Osiris himself was called ‘The Lord of Silence‘.
Osiris was said to hate noise. It is believed that Osiris died during funerary ceremonies in ancient Egypt. The order was to keep silence.Any music or sound was made only when the mouth was opened by a mummy to prepare for the afterlife.
Perhaps golden tongues allowed mummies the ability to talk to Osiris and not make any noise. However, if this is true, why are some mummies still buried with golden tongues.
In ancient Egypt, gold was used to ornament funerary rites. Glimmering elements were considered to be a special element. The flesh of GodsParticularly, the skin of Sun God Ra was associated with the idea of eternity.
Ra, who was the leader among all the ancient Egyptian gods, was also the creator of all things. Closely unitedWith Osiris. Ra represented the sunlit part of the day, and Osiris the hours of darkness.
A golden tongue could be a symbol of light and a way to reach it, even though the darkness is dark. Without further evidence, we can only speculate.
Egyptian ministry officials Say itQuweisna’s mummies are in bad shape and are leaking their secrets.
They are clearly communicating something with their golden tongues, but we only hear silence.
