In the video, the Egyptian "Saqqara" reveals an important treasure

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A joint Egyptian mission working in the Saqqara antiquities area, next to the pyramid of King Tati, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, found important archaeological discoveries dating back to the ancient, modern and late states.

The head of the mission, Dr. Zahi Hawass, explained that these discoveries will rewrite the history of this region, especially during the 18th and 19th dynasties of the modern state, during which time King Tati was worshiped, and the burial was at that time around his pyramid.

The Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Mustafa Waziri, revealed the details of the archaeological discovery in Saqqara, saying that some beautiful old wells were uncovered, some of which belong to the old state, and others to the modern state, and contain a large group of wooden coffins in wonderful condition, pointing out that The archaeological coffins that were previously announced were usually back to late ages, but new discoveries confirm that the Saqqara region has some wells and coffins in a very remarkable state of preservation and date back to the modern state, that is, approximately 3 thousand BC.

And my minister added, during a phone call to the "Today" program, broadcast on the DMC satellite channel and presented by the Egyptian media Sarah Hazem, that the conversation always indicated that the Saqqara area mainly contains traces of the old state, and some monuments belong to the modern state as sources and not burials, and some of them belong For later ages, the presence of coffins for the modern state is an important addition, noting that papyri, wooden masks, statues and chariots have been found.

He added that 52 wells were found, with depths ranging from 10 to 12 meters, inside which were more than 50 wooden coffins from the era of the modern state, continuing: “This is the first time that the Saqqara area has found coffins dating back 3,000 years, and these coffins It has a human form, and on its surface are represented many scenes of the gods who were worshiped during this period, in addition to various parts of the texts of the Book of the Dead, which help the deceased to pass his journey to the other world.

 The mission found inside the wells a large number of archaeological artifacts and statues in the form of deities such as the deity Osir, Ptah, Sukkar, and Ozer, in addition to a unique discovery, where the mission found a papyrus up to 4 meters long and one meter wide, representing Chapter Seven Ten of the Book of the Dead, recorded on it the name of its owner (Bu-Khaa-Af).

The same name was found on 4 Ushabti statues, and a wooden coffin was found on the human body of the same person, in addition to many shabti statues made of wood and faience stone, from the era of the New Kingdom.

In addition to a set of wooden masks as well as the shrine of the god Anubis, the god of cemetery, statues in good condition were found for him, as well as many games that the deceased would have played with in the other world, such as the game (Cent) which is similar to chess currently, as well as the game of twenty, with a name written on it The person who was playing it.

Also found were many artifacts representing birds such as goose, a bronze ax indicating that its owner was one of the leaders of the army in the New Kingdom era, and many paintings inscribed with scenes of the deceased and his wife and hieroglyphic writings.

The mission studied the mummy of a woman, whose owner was found to be suffering from a disease known as "Mediterranean fever" or "swine fever", which is a disease that comes from direct contact with the animal and leads to a liver abscess, which is a chronic disease for life.

The mission also revealed a huge mud brick cabin dating back to the New Kingdom era, with a well up to 24 meters deep so far, whose end has not yet been reached, and it is expected to end with a burial chamber.

The floor of that cabin was paved with well-polished limestone blocks, and the upper part of the wellhead was covered with stones.

Work is still in progress, and Zahi Hawass believes that this well has not been reached by thieves, and it will be fully disclosed, and he confirms that this discovery is considered one of the most important archaeological discoveries for this year and will make Saqqara, along with other discoveries, an important tourist and cultural destination, and it will rewrite the history of Saqqara. In the era of the New Kingdom, in addition to emphasizing the importance of the cult of King Tati during the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom.