Last wish: a man tried to secretly bury his mother's ashes in an Egyptian temple (2 photos)

The woman was a big fan of Egypt and often visited the country. When she was dying, she asked her son to fulfill her last will, and he came up with a plan to make it happen.





A British man went to Egypt to fulfill his late mother's unusual wish. Her last request was to be buried in one of the ancient temples of the country.

The British woman was a big fan of Egypt and often visited the country. On her deathbed, she asked her son to fulfill her last will. The man came up with a plan to do this and went to the province of Aswan, where the famous ritual complex of Abu Simbel is located. He brought with him an urn with his mother's ashes. However, the guards did not allow him to leave the ashes in the temple.

The man was detained and taken to the police, where he explained his motives.



According to Ahmed Masoud, the chief inspector of antiquities in Abu Simbel, the Briton was not arrested, and the jar with his mother's ashes was returned to him. Moreover, the man was allowed into the temple grounds. However, he formally agreed in writing that he would not attempt to bury his mother's ashes at this or any other archaeological site, as this would violate Egyptian law.

The Abu Simbel archaeological site consists of a complex of two temples built between 1264 and 1244 BCE during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. The temples of Ramses II and Nefertari were carved out of rock.