Tomb of Ancient Egypt Singer Found

Tomb of Ancient Egyptian singer, Nehmes Bastet, who was found in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, by a Swiss scientist.

CAIRO - Archaeologists Swiss find tomb of ancient Egyptian singer 3,000-year-old in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Minister of Culture and Antiquities of Egypt Mohammed Ibrahim told the media on Sunday (1/15/2012), in Cairo.

The discovery was actually a rare coincidence. The inventor is a team of scientists from the University of Basel, Switzerland, led by Pauline-Elena Grothe and Susanne Bickel. Precisely found in the tomb of Karnak and Luxor.

Ibrahim, as reported by AFP on Sunday, said that the figure of the singer who was buried was the daughter of the Rev. Amon. Singer's name is Nehmes Bastet. He is a singer for the worship of the god Amon Ra at the time of the 22 ruling dynasty (945-712 BC).

The identity of the singer was contained in an inscription of wood found in the tomb. According to archaeologists, the discovery is quite important.

"This shows that the Valley of the Kings are also used as tombs of ordinary people and religious leaders of the dynasty-22," said Ibrahim. Because, during this, the whole tomb found in Valley of the Kings of Ancient Egypt refers to the family.