Egypt discovered five well-maintained tombs erected for high officials in the Memphis necropolis at Saqqara, the capital of the Old Kingdom pharaohs.
This place, located just over fifteen kilometers south of the famous pyramids of the Giza Plateau, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monument, built around the year 2700 (BC), is considered one of the oldest on the planet’s surface.
In the vault of one of them, called Iry, the excavations brought to light a limestone sarcophagus and colorful decorations representing funerary scenes, including offering tables, the seven oil paintings and the facade of a palace.
Of the other three tombs, two six meters deep, they belonged to two women, one of whom was “the only person in charge of beautifying the king”, and to the priest Pepi Nefhany. And the last one, dedicated to “Henu, butler of the royal house”, sinks seven meters deep, according to the same source.
