Secret writing discovered in ancient mummy cases
7:54 am on 1 January 2018
Papyrus used to make mummy cases which also used by ancient Egyptians for shopping lists and tax returns. Photo: 123RF
The cases are the decorated boxes into which the wrapped body of the deceased was placed before it was put in a tomb.
They are made from scraps of papyrus which were used by ancient Egyptians for shopping lists or tax returns.
The technology is giving historians a new insight into everyday life in ancient Egypt.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/347283/secret-writing-discovered-in-ancient-mummy-cases
