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Many ancient Egyptian tombs contain a false door facing west—toward the land of the dead. Made of stone or wood, these doors do not open, as they were designed for the use of the departed, who were said to be able to pass through them. Nested door jambs were used to give the doors an illusion of depth. The living would lay gifts to the dead in front of the doors, which were often decorated with depictions of the tomb's owner receiving the offerings. Why did some tombs have two false doors?

Date Published Sat, 19 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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	comments on False Doors please log in to comment... Sounds like a Japanese insult to me... >X^P Spiny Norman 16:24:57 \| 16 Jun 2012 The 'c' is soft (a cedilla beneath?) that's why I put the ss in brackets. - pronunciation - ouriassoo? Gladys 16:21:57 \| 16 Jun 2012 are you sure?! >:^p Spiny Norman 16:16:20 \| 16 Jun 2012 ouriac(ss)o ? Gladys 14:12:38 \| 16 Jun 2012 What's hedghog in Portuguese... I can never remember... >:^' Spiny Norman 09:04:26 \| 20 May 2012 No wonder I'm confused ... Daddy Papersurfer 18:41:37 \| 19 May 2012 BTW 'puxe', pronounced 'push' in Portuguese means 'pull' Daddy Papersurfer 18:40:54 \| 19 May 2012 I've found many doors that won't open ... sigh Daddy Papersurfer 18:39:53 \| 19 May 2012 Keep me notified


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