The opening of the coffins has sparked nationwide fears as many reason that Sennedjem will be entrenched in ancient curses. The curses, many say, will spread and sweep the country and be unleashed on anyone who disturbs the Servant in the Place of Truth, one of his many titles.
Researchers unpacked the sarcophagi in the hope of resorting and preserving the mummies inside to better understand the genetical make as well as structures and historic facts of the ancient kingdom.
Sennedjem was a skilled worker and Egyptian official who was buried in the workers village of Set Maat along with his family
The location is modern day Deir Al-Medina in the mid-region of the country.
The Egyptian lived during the regions of Seti I and Ramsesses II of the 19th Dynasty that ruled around 3,400 years ago.
Sennedjem was said to have worked on the excavation of the royal tombs during his time, overseeing workers building the tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
The Valleys of the Kings is a notable location and historically significant in aicnet Egypt, having been the site of nearly 500 years – the 16th to 11th century BC – of tombs cut out of rock for pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.
Sennedjem’s tomb was discovered in 1886 by archaeologists.
He was found buried with his wife Iyneferti, along with more than 20 other relatives and home furniture including his bed and a stool that he would have used.
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They were previously displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in Egypt.
The mummies will go on display in a new exhibition hall which is set to open in December.
Sennedjem and his wife will be placed in a sterilisation chamber for over 20 days and could spend at least a month undergoing a process that will remove any insects from them.
The ‘Curse of the Pharaohs’ which many fear may have been unleashed due to the opening of the coffins is a curse that traces its way back to the initial mummification process.
Many believe that anyone who opens an ancient coffin or is present will be affected by a mysterious and age-old curse.
This supposed curse is not said to differentiate between archaeologists and thieves and is said to cause bad luck, illness or even death.
It is often connected to King Tutankhamun and the people who died after opening his tomb.
The story of Tutankhamun’s coffin opening and what ensued afterwards has gone down in Egyptian history.
Opened in 1922, Lord Carnarvon financially backed the expedition but suddenly died from a mosquito bite shortly after.
George Jay Gould I followed suit having mysteriously died just weeks after visiting the tomb.
Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey’s fate was also sealed when he was shot by his wife, who had an affair with the Prince of Wales, after coming into contact with the Tutankhamun.
Several other figures died following their part in or visit of Tutankhamun’s coffin, around eight individuals from Britain – the deaths of which instilled fear into British archaeologists and Egyptologists alike.