sarcophagi

And that, of course, according to the pope's wishes -- and these were his specific wishes -- will not be placed into a sarcophagus, but, of course, 148 popes buried with a lot -- most of them are in sarcophagi, which is a sign of nobility in the ancient world.

CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2005 2005

Rolling slowly round the floor between the sarcophagi was a heavy, oily white gas which Arthur at first thought might be there to give the place a little atmosphere until he discovered that it also froze his ankles.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1980

The stone coffins, usually called sarcophagi, were of oblong shape, having flat straight sides, like a box, with a curved or pointed lid.

Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

The only large structure in the city, the mosque which surmounts the Cave of Machpelah, is in excellent repair, especially since 1894-5, when the Jewish lads from the _Alliance_ school of Jerusalem renewed the iron gates within, and supplied fresh rails to the so-called sarcophagi of the Patriarchs.

The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891

Of the at least nine articles the Brooklyn Paper has written regarding the ginormous new security bollards outside the renovated Atlantic Terminal-which the broadsheet has unilaterally, and rather humorously, dubbed sarcophagi - this one might well be our favorite.

The New York Observer - 2010

uraeus cartouche canopic ankh was faience ba ka sarcophagi shabti

Archive 2006-01-01 ricklibrarian 2006

uraeus cartouche canopic ankh was faience ba ka sarcophagi shabti

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass ricklibrarian 2006

Perhaps as guides to the afterlife crocodiles were also embalmed in sarcophagi in these tombs, placed alongside canopic jars filled with vital organs necessary for the thereafter.

Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile Richard Bangs 2011

Perhaps as guides to the afterlife crocodiles were also embalmed in sarcophagi in these tombs, placed alongside canopic jars filled with vital organs necessary for the thereafter.

Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile Richard Bangs 2011

Houselike structures—little chests with gables—are at once sarcophagi, architecture and metaphors for the church as an enormous reliquary protecting the obligatory relics within its consecrated altar.

Where Revered Relics Repose Karen Wilkin 2011