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Vol.1 Issue 26, December 2020 ELITE

THE BEAUTY OF CINEMA & HISTORY :

Reviewing the movie on saqqara tomb

Nourhan El-Menyawy, Student at Euro- Med. MSC PROGRAM

Pride in the Pharaonic civilization, which still hi des many
Egypt discovered 59 wooden coffins in good initial condition
and many secrets to this day, and the pride of work ers in
on October 2, 2020, in the Saqqara area, in addition to dozens
this field on for their seriousness and effort exer ted by
of statues and amulets.
them despite the lack of resources and the lack of modern
Initial studies indicated that the coffins date back to the
tools that will help them easily in excavation. The film
Twenty-Sixth Century, which belonged to a group of priests
shows the discovery of the tomb of Saqqara moment b y
and high-ranking officials in the Late Epoch, and dated back
moment and the impressive results that have been
to 600 BC and weren ’t discovered for 2,600 years.
discovered, and the tomb that will raise many quest ions is
It is worth noting that the discovery began last August, when
the tomb of wahti' that will make you astonished un til the
the Egyptian mission found thirteen coffins during excavation.
last moment of the film.
With the continued digging, the research team reached
You will indulge with the research team, and you wi ll feel
fourteen coffins, until the number reached 59 on the second of
excited and nervous with each new discovery, how to deal
October last month.
with it, and how to analyze it to extract the resul ts to know
It is worth noting that twenty-eight wooden statues of the god
the story behind that coffin or behind that strange tomb.
Ptah Sukkar were found and statues made of precious stones
You will see the extent of the Pharaohs' faith in t he Day of
such as the statue of the god Nefertum and another statue of
Judgment and how they imagine that day when justice will
Bade Amun.
be achieved for all, you will see the extent of the ir love and
Because of the success achieved by this research team, not
appreciation for life after death.
only in Egypt, but in the world, which led to fascination of
And their Impressive civilizations are actually bui lt to draw
countries, attracting their attention to the new discoveries in
and visualize their dreams, how they imagine the li fe after
Saqqara and their curiosity to know the story and history
death? And those dreams are not necessarily fulfill ed in
behind this. Netflix decided to adopt that idea and make a
their reality!
documentary film to record those moments that will be written
This means that the pharaohs were not necessarily s trong,
not only in the history of Egypt but also in the history of
but it is possible that their civilization was buil t to
humanity and the film achieved great success and attracted
welcome life after death which would- according to their
attention from all countries until that moment. I will analyze
perception - be much better than their situation at that time.
the film so that the reader knows the significance of these
I assure you that you will be dazzled by the movie and will
discoveries and the extent of the pride we feel as Egyptians for
be affected by it, especially in the final part of it, and my
our Pharaonic civilization:
wish is to see other new parts to monitor the work of
It was the first time that I watched a documentary about the
Egyptians on antiquities in this interesting way th at makes
discovery of the Pharaonic tombs, because I was convinced
me feel proud.
that these films are boring and that there will be no events to
watch, but contrary to my expectation, that particular film
made me feel very proud and happy!
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