Egypt finds 5 tombs for "senior officials" in the Pharaonic state!

 On Saturday, five Pharaonic tombs were revealed, "in good condition, belonging to senior officials" in the Saqqara necropolis in the Memphis region, the capital of the ancient Egyptian Pharaonic state.

The Saqqara region, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is located about 15 kilometers south of the Giza pyramids and is famous for the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first pyramid built in the Pharaonic era.

This pyramid, which was built by the engineer Amhotep around the year 2700 BC, is considered one of the oldest monuments in the world.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement that the five tombs were discovered by Egyptian archaeologists northwest of the pyramid of King Marnea, who ruled Egypt around 2270 BC.

The statement explained that the first tomb belongs to a senior Pharaonic statesman and consists of a well that leads to a burial chamber with carved walls, and there is a huge limestone sarcophagus in addition to carved pieces belonging to the owner of the tomb.

Two other tombs belong to two women, one of whom bore the title of "the only decoration of the king," according to the Ministry of Antiquities. The fourth tomb belongs to a person who had several titles, including "the chanting priest." The last tomb belongs to a person whose titles were "Supervisor of the Royal Palace."

Previously, in January 2021, Egypt revealed several archaeological “treasures” in the Saqqara region, including about fifty mummies from the era of the modern Pharaonic state, more than three thousand years old.

The Egyptian authorities hope to open the "Grand Egyptian Museum" near the Pyramids of Giza in the coming months in order to give a boost to tourism, which has received a new blow due to the Corona virus.

The Egyptian tourism sector, which employs nearly two million Egyptians and generates 10% of the gross national product, has suffered successive strikes since the start of the “Arab Spring” in early 2011.

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