Egyptologists uncover literal ‘tongues of gold’ – with a peculiar biblical link?

WatchJerusalem/Christopher Eames12-30-2021

illustration from Book of the Dead Osiris judgement

“In their announcement of the discovery, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that the gold foil tongues were likely intended to help the dead speak with the gods in the afterlife.”

USAGOLD note: Some fascinating history at the link ……The Greeks placed “a coin on or in the mouth of the deceased as payment for the ferryman, Caron, who transported the deceased across the River Styx to the Underworld.”


Image: The judgement of the dead in the presence of Osiris, Book of the Dead of Hunefer

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