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would keep her away from her beloved temple for over a year, breaking her hip.
In October 1980 the BBC arrived in Abydos to film the documentary ‘Omm Sety and her Egypt’, which features interviews with top Egyptologists with extensive input from Omm Sety herself. (you can view this on youtube and is well recommended).
In the documentary they accompanied her to the temple, which was the first time since her accident of breaking her hip. Watching this on the documentary was very emotional and seeing her in her natural surroundings filled you with awe.
The National Geographic also filmed a documentary ‘Egypt, the quest for eternity’ (also seen on youtube) that they asked Omm Sety to appear in, shooting took place in March 1981, which coincided with her seventy seventh birthday party, which was filmed.
Even though at this time she was in a lot of pain, she was still in good spirits, as the film crew carried her to her beloved temple for filming. This was to be her last visit to what she felt was home, as on the 21st April 1981 Omm Sety passed away.
The local health authority refused to allow her to be buried in a tomb she had constructed in her garden for health reasons, as well as any cemetery due to her heathen beliefs.
Omm Sety was sadly buried in an unmarked grave, circled with stones, facing the west, in the desert on the outskirts of Abydos. What an unjust end for someone who gave Egypt her life and enriched Egyptology tenfold.
One can only hope she travelled her journey through the underworld mercesly, reaching the afterlife to be with her beloved Seti I, his majesty.
Just an additional note about how she has helped Egyptology.
Many Egyptologists could not contradict her as she was so knowledgeable in ways that information would not be available for many years. Some still try to prove her a charlotian, but have been unable to. On asking her about the tomb of Nefertiti and where it could be, her response was as follows:
‘’I did once ask His Majesty where it was, and he told me. He said, `Why do you want to know’?
I said I would like to have it excavated, and he said, `No, you must not. We don’t want anything more of this family known. But he did tell me where it was, and I can tell you this much. It’s in the Valley of the Kings, and it’s quite near to the Tutankhamun tomb. But it’s in a place where nobody would ever think of looking for it,” she laughed. “And apparently it is still intact” ... ‘’
Many discoveries have been made based on her instruction, including the discovery of the tomb KV63 in the Valley of the Kings, Omm Sety was a real inspiration and her passing is a true loss to Egyptology.
In concluding this piece, there are so many of us in this world that have a strange fascination with Egypt, and not because of its ancient History. Some are drawn to particular places or specific era’s or people and others just drawn and have no idea as to why.
As far as History goes as a subject, some may not even be interested in it at all. So why the fascination or obsession of this wonderful ancient land that has taken over so many people.
Who is to say that reincarnation is not real, it could just be that we cannot access that part of our lives, we just get the calling or are drawn. Even though it devoured Omm Sety’s life you almost feel a certain jealousy of her life path, as deep down you know there is much much more to yours than just a calling.
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