By Africa.com | Created at 2025-04-02 05:56:10 | Updated at 2025-04-05 00:57:29
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Archaeologists have unearthed a royal tomb in Abydos, Egypt, believed to date back to the Second Intermediate Period (1630–1540 BCE), but the identity of the buried king remains unknown. The limestone burial chamber, found 20 feet underground in the Mount Anubis necropolis, features inscriptions to goddesses Isis and Nephthys. However, ancient tomb robbers destroyed the hieroglyphs that would have revealed the king’s name. Experts suggest the tomb may belong to a predecessor of King Senebkay, whose own tomb was found nearby in 2014. Around the same time, another team discovered a Byzantine-era pottery workshop in Sohag Governorate, later repurposed as a cemetery. Both finds offer rare insights into ancient Egypt’s fragmented dynastic period and the evolving cultural practices of the region.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
