'An important chap': archaeologists in Egypt discover the tomb of an ancient royal treasurer
The tomb from the time of King Ramesses II is the latest big discovery at Saqqara, south of Cairo.
Archaeologists excavating at Saqqara, an ancient necropolis just south of Cairo in Egypt, have unearthed the tomb of a royal treasurer from the time of King Ramesses II, who reigned from around 1279 to 1212 BC.
The tomb walls bear painted scenes of men bringing animals as
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November 3, 2021
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offerings for the deceased, the slaughter of animals, and carvings of the tomb owner himself, a man named Ptahemwia.
The archaeological team from Cairo University report that the tomb’s design is similar to an ancient temple, but so far, only the entrance area has been excavated. Hieroglyphic inscriptions relate that, in addition to being a royal treasurer, Ptahemwia served as a royal scribe, a supervisor of cattle, and was responsible for the divine offerings at a temple of Ramesses II in Thebes (modern Luxor).
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