Possible lion mummy unearthed in Egypt埃及出土狮子木乃伊Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says local archeologists have unearthed the mummy of an unusually large animal, most likely a lion or lioness.

埃及文物部说，当地考古学家发现了一具异常巨大的动物木乃伊，很可能是狮子或母狮。

The ministry said on Monday the mummy was excavated in Saqqara, a town south of Cairo that was a vast necropolis in antiquity and is home to the famed Step Pyramid.

埃及外交部星期一说，这具木乃伊是在开罗以南的一个城镇塞加拉(Saqqara)挖掘出来的，这个城镇在古代是一个巨大的墓地，也是著名的阶梯金字塔的所在地。

Archeologists frequently find mummified cats but the recovery of a lion is rare.

In 2004, the first lion skeleton was found, revealing the sacred status of the animal during ancient times.

考古学家经常发现木乃伊化的猫，但狮子的很罕见。

2004年，发现了第一具狮子骨架，揭示了狮子在古代的神圣地位。

The ministry says it will expand on the discovery at a press conference after running radar scans.

国防部表示，在进行雷达扫描后，他们将在新闻发布会上扩大这一发现。

Egypt has stepped up promotion of its archeological treasures in hopes of reviving a tourism sector slow to recover from the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

埃及加大了对其考古宝藏的宣传力度，希望重振该国旅游业。

2011年，埃及爆发起义，推翻了长期独裁者胡斯尼?

穆巴拉克(Hosni Mubarak)。

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