Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
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Egypt
Grave changes
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
The newly-found tombs of King Unas's favourite singer and the supervisor of his exploration missions at the Saqqara necropolis reveal new burial patterns, Nevine El-Aref reports
An Egyptian archaeological team stumbled upon the two rock-hewn tombs on the south-eastern side of the Step Pyramid during routine excavation work at Saqqara. The tombs belonged to the Fifth-Dynasty king Unas's chief singer, Thinh, and the supervisor of his exploration missions, Iaa-Maat.
Both tombs have a similar architectural style, including a long vertical corridor leading to a chapel with a decorated false door, an offering table and an empty burial shaft.
The tomb of Iaa-Maat is actually much better preserved than that of Thinh, but it was unfinished, which suggests the owner died before its completion. Abdel-Hakim Kara, director-general of archaeological activities at the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), told Al-Ahram Weekly that various titles of the deceased were inscribed on the false door, among them those naming him as the supervisor of missions to Tura to obtain fine limestone and to the Aswan quarries to fetch red granite, as well as overlord of the king's properties and inspector of the Unas pyramid priests.
See the above page for the full story.
- More Re Saqqara Tombs Discovery
drhawass.com Press Release with photographs Two rock-hewn painted tombs considered as two of the most distinguished tombs ever found from the Old Kingdom were discovered last week at Saqqara necropolis. Cultural Minister, Mr. Farouk Hosni, announced today...
- Two New Tombs Discovered In Saqqara
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) With photo. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced the discovery of two of the most important tombs ever found at Saqqara. The tombs dating from the Old Kingdom, which are in a part of the necropolis to the west...
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Al Ahram Weekly (With photo) During excavation work at the Tombs of the Nobles on Luxor's West Bank an Egyptian archaeological mission has stumbled upon what it believes is the tomb of Amen-Em-Epet, Supervisor of Hunters during the reign of the monotheistic...
- More Re Lahun Finds
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A short summary of the recent finds made near Lahun. It took a couple of minutes for this page to load, but I left it to its own devices and it got there in the end. A large necropolis of 53 rock-hewn tombs of various...
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