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‘Oldest and most complete’ mummy found in Egypt - Al Jazeera English

‘Oldest and most complete’ mummy found in Egypt - Al Jazeera English

‘Oldest and most complete’ mummy found in Egypt - Al Jazeera English
Jan 27, 2023 56 secs

The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre (49-foot) shaft in a recently uncovered group of tombs dating back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, Zahi Hawass, director of the team, told reporters on Thursday.

The priestly title of “secret keeper” was held by a senior palace official bestowing the power and authority to perform special religious rituals.

A third tomb belonged to a priest in Pharaoh Pepi I’s pyramid complex, and the fourth to a judge and writer named Fetek, Hawass added.

Fetek’s tomb included a collection of “the largest statues” ever found in the area, Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said.

In a separate announcement earlier in the week, a group of scientists from Cairo University revealed previously unknown details about a mummified teenage boy dating to about 300 BC.

By using CT scans, the team of scientists shed new light on the boy’s high social status by affirming the intricate details of the amulets inserted within his mummified body and the type of burial he received.

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