Funerary Chamber, Tomb of Tanwetamani, El-Kurru, Sudan, North-east Africa
Ku 16, Room B, south wall: Detail of scarab image: In ancient Egyptian religion, the sun god Ra is seen to roll across the sky each day. Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (dung beetle) roll dung into a ball as food and as a brood chamber in which to lay eggs; this way, when the larvae hatch they are surrounded by food. The scarab was seen as a symbol of this heavenly cycle and of the idea of rebirth or regeneration. (Hand-held camera, by torchlight)
Funerary Chamber, Tomb of Tanwetamani, El-Kurru, Sudan, North-east Africa
Ku 16, Room B, south wall: Detail of scarab image: In ancient Egyptian religion, the sun god Ra is seen to roll across the sky each day. Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (dung beetle) roll dung into a ball as food and as a brood chamber in which to lay eggs; this way, when the larvae hatch they are surrounded by food. The scarab was seen as a symbol of this heavenly cycle and of the idea of rebirth or regeneration. (Hand-held camera, by torchlight)