The ancient Egyptians believed the deceased required offerings of food and drink to survive in the next world. In two burial chambers of the Senedjemib family tomb complex at Giza, the Museum Expedition discovered a number of limstone cases in the shape of trussed birds, joints of beef, beef ribs, shoulder pieces or theighs, and cakes of bread. The hollows of these cases are large enough to have contained real food offerings, and several groups of animal boned were discovered nearby. By its shape, this large case probably held beef ribs.

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