Egypt unveiled Thursday a gold-laced mummy and four tombs, including of an ancient king's 'secret keeper,' discovered in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo.
A collection of pharaoh statues is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's"secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023. Khaled Desouki/ AFP
Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, announced the latest discovery, dating from the fifth and sixth dynasties—around the 25th to the 22nd centuries BC—to reporters at the dig site. Another tomb belonged to Meri, who according to Hawass served as the pharaoh's appointed "secret keeper," a priestly title held by a senior palace official bestowing the power and authority to perform special religious rituals.
Down a 15-meter shaft, the expedition also found a large limestone sarcophagus that had remained sealed "just as the ancient Egyptians left it 4,300 years ago," Hawass said.
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