Saqqara Necropolis ancient tombs of ‘secret keeper’ tomb goldleafcovered mummy

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Saqqara, also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English, is an Egyptian village in the markaz of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, • https://www.fayoumtravelguide.com/202... • that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. • AQQARA, Egypt — 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. • The vast burial site at the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal graves, and old Coptic Christian monasteries. • 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. • The largest tomb, “decorated with scenes of daily life,” belonged to a priest, inspector, and supervisor of nobles named Khnumdjedef, said Hawass. • It was found in the pyramid complex of Unas, the last king of the fifth dynasty, who reigned some 4,300 years ago. • 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. • 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, told reporters. • saqqara tomb controversy • saqqara tomb 2 • saqqara burials • saqqara tomb discovery • serapeum of saqqara • secrets of the saqqara tomb ending explained • saqqara facts

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