Egypt | An untouched sarcophagus thousands of years old was found near Cairo

Archaeologists have found a previously untouched mummy in Saqqara, near the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

The inscriptions on the sarcophagus say that it belonged to a pharaoh of Ramses II to the asset manager To Ptah-em-wia. Ramses II is known as Egypt’s greatest pharaoh of all time. This ruled Egypt in the 13th century before the start of the countdown.

Ptah-em-wia’s sarcophagus is said to have lain undisturbed in its burial chamber for thousands of years. Archaeologists describe the sarcophagus as a “dream discovery.”

An Egyptian will tell you about it Al Maydeen and a British magazine The Guardian.

Saqqara, where the sarcophagus was found, is a necropolis or large cemetery about 30 kilometers from Cairo. It was found National Geographic during the filming of the channel.

Emeritus Professor, Department of Archeology, Cairo University Ola El Aguizy had discovered Ptah-em-wia’s above-ground burial site last year. Now he discovered an underground burial chamber dug to a depth of eight meters, which archaeologists say can illuminate Tutankhamun’s post-regime period in Egypt.

Several gods were depicted on the sarcophagus, including the sky goddess Nut, whose task is to protect the dead.

According to El Aguizy, finding sarcophagi in their original graves is extremely rare. Sometimes the sarcophagi were reused in later funerals, and sometimes the tomb has been robbed so many times that there is almost nothing left.

Correction 4.10. 9:06 a.m.: The story incorrectly said that the sarcophagus has been lying undisturbed in its burial chamber for a thousand years. It has apparently been lying there for thousands of years.