In the city of Abydos in central Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed a tomb belonging to a king of Upper Egypt who ruled from 1700 to 1600 BC. Because the tomb was looted, it contains neither the pharaoh's mummy nor any inscriptions that could identify him. However, researchers hope to find other burials nearby that may hold clues to the identity of this unknown pharaoh. About this reported Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt.
The tomb of the pharaoh was found at a depth of about seven meters and is believed to have consisted of a limestone burial chamber with clay vaults that could reach a height of five meters. The entrance to the tomb was decorated with inscriptions in honor of the goddesses Isis and Nephthys and hieroglyphs with the name of the pharaoh, which have not survived to this day.
The interior decoration of the tomb is similar to that of another king of Abydos, Senebkay. Archaeologists believe that the pharaoh buried in Abydos ruled during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was fragmented into separate states, but before the reign of Senebkay.
In addition to the tomb of the pharaoh, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a pottery workshop north of Abydos. The clay fragments with inscriptions, called ostracons, found in it indicate that the workshop was active during the Roman and Byzantine periods of Egypt, that is, between 30 BC and 642 AD. Later, it was used as a cemetery, probably until the XNUMXth century AD. This was indicated by the burials of clay blocks found on the territory of the workshop, which contained mummies and human skeletons. According to archaeologists, entire families were buried here, including children.
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