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4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Egypt

Posted on Sep, 12, 2026
Contributed to WCHV by Sahar

SAQQARA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an intact Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 B.C.) tomb belonging to a high-ranking official and a series of interconnected shafts containing burials have been uncovered in Saqqara’s Bubasteion Necropolis. The tomb of Sekhentio-Ptah is made up of a funerary chapel and a false door inscribed with his titles, such as Royal Chamberlain, Overseer of All the Works of the King, and Keeper of the Secrets of Royal Decrees. The tomb contained a complete collection of alabaster ritual objects, including an offering table, an offering slab, and a purification basin. Finding these objects in their original locations will help scholars understand Old Kingdom rituals and practices, explained Hisham El-Leithy of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Human remains, three sealed stone sarcophagi, a wooden statue of a falcon, pottery, painted funerary cartonnage, and more than 100 faience ushabti figurines have been recovered from the burial shafts.

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