The Archaeological Authority of Egypt says that it has found the ancient tomb of the first royal burial king Thautmos II, after the famous discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.
The tomb discovered near the King’s Valley in Luxor in southern Egypt was from Thutmos II of the 18th dynasty, who lived about 3,500 years ago.
Thautmos II was the ancestor of Tutankhamun himself, and his stepmother and Queen Consort Pharaoh Hatsepasut.
His giant Morchari Temple is located on the west coast of Luxor in a few kilometers (mi), from where the Tomb of Thutmos II was found.
Although preliminary studies suggest that its content was transferred to ancient times – except the tomb without the prestigious mummy or guild splendor of Tatakhamun Find – the ancient ministry on Tuesday “the most important archaeological successes in recent years. A “said from.
It has been excavated by the British Mission of Joint Egypt, headed by the Supreme Council of Antiquits and the New Kingdom Research Foundation.
The entrance to the mausoleum was first located in the Luxor mountain west of the King’s valley in 2022, but it was believed that to lead a royal wife’s grave at that time.
But the team then found “Ankit with the name of Pharaoh Thutmos II, ‘deceased king’, identified as ‘deceased king’, along with inscriptions, with inscriptions in the name of their main royal association, queen hatsapasut, with inscriptions, this confirmation While doing this, the ministry was said.
Shortly after the king’s burial, the water flooded the burial chamber, damaged the interior and released a piece of plaster, which bore parts of the book of an ancient corpse text on the underworld.
According to the ministry, some funny furniture related to Thutmos II has also been recovered from the tomb in its kind “The First-Ear Find”.
It gave the head of the mission, Dr. Pierce said to Pierce Letterland that the team will continue their work in the area, which is expected to detect the original material of the mausoleum.
In recent years, there has been a boom of major archaeological discoveries, as Egypt wants to promote its tourism industry as a major source of foreign exchange revenue.
Last year, Egypt hosted 15.7 million tourists and aims to attract 18 million visitors in 2025.
The crown of the government’s strategy is a long -delayed opening of the Grand Egyptian museum in the legs of pyramids in Jewel Giza, which Egypt said that it will eventually open this year.
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