Egypt unveils the tomb of the fifth dynasty 4300 years old

Cairo:

As part of a major archaeological discovery, Egypt on Saturday unveiled the grave of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colorful reliefs and well-preserved inscriptions.

The grave, south of Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belongs to a senior official named Khuwy, who would have been a nobleman of the Fifth Dynasty, who reigned over Egypt about 4300 years ago.

"The L-shaped Khuwy tomb begins with a small hallway leading to an antechamber, from which a larger hall with painted reliefs represents the owner of the tomb sitting at an offering table," said Mohamed Megahed. , responsible for the excavation team, in a statement from the Ministry of Antiquities.

The Minister of Antiquities, Khaled al-Enani, said the tomb was found last month, surrounded by dozens of ambbadadors. It consists mainly of white limestone bricks.

The ornate paintings contain a special green resin and oils used at the burial, the ministry said.

The northern wall of the tomb indicates that its design was inspired by the architectural plan of the royal pyramids of the dynasty, the statement added.

The excavation team has uncovered several tombs related to the fifth dynasty.

Archaeologists have recently found an inscription on a granite column dedicated to Queen Setibhor, who would have been the wife of King Djedkare Isesis, the eighth and penultimate king of the dynasty.

In recent years, Egypt has sought to promote archaeological discoveries throughout the country to revive tourism that had suffered from the turmoil that followed its 2011 uprising.

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