by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: July 28, 2025•21:51•2 minutes read
Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered 4,000-year-old bills of ancient Egyptian tombs where curators are preparing for the exhibition, the BBC reported Monday.
Curator Helen Stradwick said the full bill from 2055 to 1650 BC was a “unusual and exciting” discovery. The ceramic will be exhibited as part of the University’s Ancient Egyptian exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, which will open on October 3rd.
A senior Egyptian scholar at the Fitzwilliam Museum said:
I’ve never seen anything like that
“This was left by the manufacturer that touched the clay before it dried,” she added. “I have never seen such a perfect bill on an Egyptian object.”
Researchers say that someone, perhaps a potter, was made when the potter dried out the house from the workshop to dry it out. The stories of Egyptian rulers like Tutan Kamun have attracted great interest, but the makers of the craft themselves are often overlooked.
In ancient Egypt, maids aim to reveal who these people were, how they perceived themselves and how other Egyptians thought about them.
Researchers at Cambridge University discovered a bill that was shoved into one side of the “Soul House.” This is a clay model similar to a building that can be traced back to ancient Egyptian burials. According to Go to the British Museum.
Unveils untold stories like never before
“The Seoul House is a clay model building typical of Egyptian burials. Egyptian burials serve as a tray and place for the souls of the deceased to live in the tomb. This example featured an open front space with food items such as bread, lettuce and cow heads on display.” I said.
The Seoul House exhibition “reveals the untold narrative of Egyptian manufacturers, technologies and techniques behind these extraordinary objects,” the researchers said. “Our exciting new exhibition is the first to explore ancient Egypt through artisan life,” reads the museum’s exhibition description. Website, Note that this display features pieces of jewelry, ceramics, sculptures in the UK, as well as “magnificent objects you’ve never seen before.”
