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title: Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8361/halfa-grass-rope-from-the-tomb-of-seti-i/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8361.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8361.jpg)

## Image Caption

The mummy of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) Seti I (Sety, Sethi, or Sethos) was transported to Dier- el-Bahri in around 968 BCE. The [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) itself was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in the 19th century CE. Belzoni found this rope hanging from a small aperture above the well of Seti I's tomb. He found that this rope was made of twisted strands of halfa grass. Radio-carbon examination of this rope has dated it to 950 BCE (plus minus 50 years). Therefore, this rope might have been used during the removal process of the mummy from the tomb. [Third Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/), 1010-890 BCE. From the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings at [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 21). Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8361/halfa-grass-rope-from-the-tomb-of-seti-i/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8361/halfa-grass-rope-from-the-tomb-of-seti-i/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Halfa Grass Rope from the Tomb of Seti I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8361/halfa-grass-rope-from-the-tomb-of-seti-i/>.

## License & Copyright

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