Archaeologists have recently unearthed a treasure trove where they have recently discovered treasures said to be over 2500 years old.
These include bronze statues, mummies, and hieroglyphics documents that are rumoured to be verses from the Book of the Dead.
This news has excited history buffs all over the world where this has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara located near Cairo, Egypt.
A total of 250 coffins and 150 bronze statues were found, as well as amulets, and a well-preserved papyrus written in hieroglyphics.
Additionally, statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Nefertum, Isis, Bastet, and Hathor were found, as well as a headless statue of the architect Imhotep was also found.
Imhotep was a chief architect of Pharaoh Djoser who is credited to build the Djoser Pyramid which is the world’s first step pyramid and was recently opened after years of restoration and renovation.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that the objects that were found dated to the Late Period, which is around 500BC.
The Saqqara site is said to be a sprawling necropolis at the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. This region includes the Giza Pyramids and other smaller pyramids.
The ruins of Memphis were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in the 1970s.
Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters that the artefacts included bronze vessels used in rituals of Isis, the goddess of fertility in ancient Egyptian mythology, and wooden statues of Nephthys and Isis from an earlier period were also found during the discovery at the region.
The coffin that contained the hieroglyphic papyrus was sent to the laboratory of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for study, and experts will be able to determine whether it is part of the Book of the Dead.
The papyrus is estimated to be nine meters (9.9 yards) long.
The recently discovered artefacts are to be moved to a permanent exhibit at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, a new institution that is still under construction near the famed Giza Pyramids outside Cairo. Officials hope that the new museum, in addition to archaeological discoveries of recent years, will help revive the country’s vital tourism industry.
