图坦卡蒙的石棺首次离开坟墓

图坦卡蒙的石棺首次离开坟墓

The gold-plated sarcophagus of Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun was on Sunday revealed for the first time outside the tomb, as restoration work gets underway in a process that is expected to last eight months.

周日，埃及少年国王图坦卡蒙的镀金石棺首次在出现在陵墓外，修复工作正在进行中，预计将持续8个月。

Egyptian antiquities officials revealed the sarcophagus to the media at the conservation centre of the new Grand Egyptian Museum.

埃及文物官员在新大埃及博物馆的保护中心向媒体展示了石棺。

The state sarcophagus, part of three sarcophagi that were found in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, is very "fragile", antiquities minister Khaled Anany said, adding that it had never been restored since the original discovery almost 100 years ago.

埃及文物部长哈立德·阿纳尼说，埃及的石棺非常“脆弱”。他补充说，自从大约100年前首次发现石棺以来，它从未被修复过。

The sarcophagi and the treasured collection of Tutankhamun's tomb are expected to be the centrepieces of the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which Egypt will open next year near the Pyramids of Giza.

预计石棺和图坦卡蒙墓的珍贵收藏品将成为埃及新大埃及博物馆(GEM)的核心展品，该博物馆将于明年在吉萨金字塔附近开放。

British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the 18th dynasty king in the Valley of the Kings, in Luxor, in 1922. The tomb was untouched and included about 5000 artefacts.

1922年，英国考古学家霍华德·卡特在卢克索的帝王谷发现了第18王朝国王的陵墓。古墓原封不动，包括大约5000件文物。

The ministry said the sarcophagus was transported from southern Egypt to the Grand Egyptian Museum last month.

埃及文化部说，这具石棺上个月从埃及南部被运到大埃及博物馆。

Egypt earlier announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum, which has been under construction for about 15 years and is partially funded by Japan, will officially open by the end of 2020.

埃及早些时候宣布，大埃及博物馆将于2020年底正式开放，该博物馆已在建约15年，部分资金由日本提供。