The expedition found a group of tombs dating to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom Īnother tomb belonged to Meri – “keeper of the secrets and assistant to the great leader of the palace”. It was decorated with scenes of daily life. “This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date.”Īmong other tombs found was one belonging to Khnumdjedef, an inspector of officials, supervisor of nobles and priest during the reign of Unas, the last pharaoh of the fifth dynasty. “I put my head inside to see what was inside the sarcophagus: a beautiful mummy of a man completely covered in layers of gold,” Hawass said.
The mummy, of a man named Hekashepes, featured a “gold-leaf covering” and was in a limestone sarcophagus that had been sealed in mortar. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Egypt demands return of ancient Rosetta Stone list 2 of 4 Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought list 3 of 4 Archaeologists discover 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordanian desert list 4 of 4 ‘Act of plunder’: Egyptians want the Rosetta Stone back end of list
