Egypt has opened to the public the largest archaeological discovery of the necropolis of Luxor

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Mustafa Madbuli, inaugurated access to relics buried in the necropolis of Dra Abu al Naga, near Luxor, discovered by an Egyptian mission and consideredbigger"from the west coast of this monumental city.

During a ceremony attended by Egyptian officials of the Ministry of Antiquities and foreign diplomats in this region of southern Egypt where was ancient Thebes, the capital of the pharaohs, the politician expressed his "happiness" with this new discovery, who will transform the place into "new tourist attraction"

This discovery comes after the removal of the Egyptian archaeological mission "accumulated debris from other foreign missions"For more than 200 years, it covered the entire region," said Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mustafa Waziri.

The mission was able to find a complete adobe chamber with a deep well inside a small stone patio in the middle of the cemetery, which seems to indicate that it belongs to the Ramesside period (XIIIth -XIth centuries BCto share many features with the necropolis of Deir el Medina", also in Luxor, said Waziri.

Inside the graves was found "a large collection of ushebtis", which were placed in the grave of the deceased to accompany them in the afterlife, of"different sizes and blue faience", and it was also discovered"a papyrus written in hieratic and wrapped in linen"he said.

Waziri added that the burial "is characterized by a series of colorful and sharp scenes in the columns of his entries that carry texts in which are recorded the names and titles of the owners of the tombs", the majority belonging to a society.

These last years, Egypt is doing a series of announcements of discoveries in order to encourage tourism, a sector seriously affected by the events that have occurred since 2011 in the Arab country.

(With information from EFE)