Valley Of The Kings: Centuries-Old Indian Inscriptions Found On Royal Tombs of Pharaohs In Egypt

Cairo: A fascinating discovery has been made in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, where centuries-old inscriptions in Indian languages have been found on royal tombs of pharaohs. Nearly 20 Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit, Gandhari-Kharosthi and Prakrit inscriptions were discovered by Swiss scholar Ingo Strauch on tombs that date back to 1600 BC. What is the mystery behind this discovery?

Who Engraved The Inscriptions?

2000 years ago, Tamil traders are said to have gone to Egypt and engraved their names on tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The resting places of the royals include several names, including 'Chikai Korran'. While ‘Chikai’ means crown, ‘Korran’ means a leader. ‘Chikai Korran - vara kanta' (Chikai Korran came and saw) was found engraved on a tomb.

‘Kopan varata kantan’ (Kopan came and saw) was found engraved on another tomb.

The findings were presented by Ingo Strauch and École Française d'Extrême-Orient's Charlotte Schmid at the Tamil Epigraphy Conference in Chennai.

What Does The Inscriptions Suggest?

The inscriptions not only suggest that India engaged in trade with Egypt, they also suggest that Tamil merchants ventured deep into Egypt as explorers or as tourists centuries ago.

Historian Dr. Pradeep Chakravarty, in an exclusive conversation with Republic TV, said, “Tamil traders, like traders from Gujarat, traders from Kerala, were seafaring on not just on the eastern or the western coast, but on the eastern coast as well.”

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