The Etruscan "Sarcophagus of the Spouses", at the National Etruscan Museum.

Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah.

Roman-era sarcophagi at Worms, Germany.

Detail of a stone sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum showing a hunting scene.

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A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. The word comes from Greek "sarx" meaning "flesh", and "phagein" meaning "to eat", so sarcophagus means "eater of flesh". Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (925x558, 201 KB) Modification of the following picture: Image:Etruskisches Paar. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (925x558, 201 KB) Modification of the following picture: Image:Etruskisches Paar. ... Extent of Etruscan civilization and the twelve Etruscan League cities. ... Sarcophagus of the spouses, at the Villa Giulia Sarcophagus of the Spouses, late 6th century BC terracotta Etruscan anthropoid sarcophagus, 1. ... This page is on the museum itself, for the architectural history of the house see Villa Giulia. ... Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Tomb KV8, Valley of the Kings Photo taken by Hajor, Dec. ... Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Tomb KV8, Valley of the Kings Photo taken by Hajor, Dec. ... Merneptah (occasionally: Merenptah) was pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (1213 – 1203 BC), the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wormser Dom Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (799x1167, 584 KB) Summary Ginny Smith November 1999 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (799x1167, 584 KB) Summary Ginny Smith November 1999 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Istanbul Archaeology Museum (Turkish: Ä°stanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi) is an archeological museum, located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... For people named Coffin, see Coffin (surname). ...

The 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus noted that early sarcophagi (the plural) were carved from a special kind of rock that consumed the flesh of the corpse inside. In particular, coffins made of a limestone from Assus in the Troad known as lapis Assius had the property of consuming the bodies placed within them, and therefore was also called sarkophagos lithos (flesh-eating stone). All coffins made of limestone have this property to a greater or lesser degree, and the name eventually came to be applied to stone coffins in general. The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. // The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Hērodotos Halikarnāsseus) was a Greek historian from Ionia who lived in the 5th century BC (ca. ... For other uses, see Body (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Assus or Assos [mod. ... Map of the Troas The Troas (Troad) is an ancient region in the northwestern part of Anatolia, bounded by the Hellespont to the northwest, the Aegean Sea to the west, and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida. ...

Sarcophagi were usually made by being carved, decorated or built ornately. Some were built to be freestanding above ground, as a part of an elaborate tomb or tombs. Others were made for burial, or were placed in crypts. In Ancient Egypt, a sarcophagus was usually the external layer of protection for a royal mummy, with several layers of coffins nested within. Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ... Members of the royal family shared amongst the Commonwealth Realms. ... A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or airlessness. ...

The word sarcophagus is also commonly used to describe the large concrete structure erected around the remains of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to isolate it from the environment, following the Chernobyl disaster. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, viewed from the roof of a building in Pripyat, Ukraine. ... Coordinates: 51°2322. ...

The fly family Sarcophagidae (the "goo-goo") derives its name similarly, and the roots of the word similarly translate to "eater of flesh", though the meaning is different. Subfamilies Miltogramminae Sarcophaginae Fleshflies, family Sarcophagidae, are insects that are often mistaken for common houseflies, although they are somewhat larger in size. ...

See also

• List of Egypt-related topics
• List of burials in the Valley of the Kings

Death related This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to Egypt. ... The following is a list of burials in the Valley of the Kings, in Thebes (modern Luxor in Egypt) and nearby areas. ...

• Coffin
• Ossuary
• Tomb
• Burial
• Funeral
• Canopic jar
• Mummy

Places For people named Coffin, see Coffin (surname). ... Ossuary in Hallstatt (see the article for details). ... For the New York prison see The Tombs. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Among the ancient Egyptians, canopic jars were covered funerary vases, intended to keep the viscera of mummified corpses. ... A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or airlessness. ...

• Great Pyramid of Giza
• Cologne cathedral
• Catacombs of Rome
• Wentworth Woodhouse
• Clazomenae
• Aachen Cathedral

People The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. ... The Cologne Cathedral (German: , officially ) is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture and of the faith and perseverance of the people of the city in which it stands. ... A procession in the catacomb of Callistus. ... Wentworth Woodhouse from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828–30). ... Clazomenae (modern Kelisinan), was an ancient town of Ionia and a member of the Ionian Dodecapolis (Confederation of Twelve Cities), on the Gulf of Smyrna, about 20 miles west of that city. ... Aachen Cathedral The Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral (in German: Kaiserdom) of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. ...

• Alyattes II
• Balbinus
• Minos

Other Alyattes II, king of Lydia (619_560 BC), the real founder of the Lydian empire, was the son of Sadyattes, of the house of the Mermnadae. ... Pupienus Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus and Decius Caelius Calvinus Balbinus (both died on July 29, 238) were elected co_emperors by the Roman senate on April 22, 238 after the failure of Gordian I and Gordian II to defeat the usurper Maximinus Thrax. ... Front face of the MINOS far detector. ...

• Alabaster
• Jewish symbolism

A modern uplighter lamp made completely from Italian alabaster (white and brown types). ... Jewish symbolism is any form or type of symbolism in Judaism; a symbol in this sense is defined as some kind of visible representation of an object or an idea. ...

External links

• Chernobyl. Dark side of sarcophagus. - video (233 MB)