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Agence France-Presse

In a major archaeological discovery, Egypt on Saturday unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colourful reliefs and well preserved inscriptions.
The tomb, near Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belonged to a senior official named Khuwy who is believed to have been a nobleman during the Fifth Dynasty, which ruled over Egypt about 4,300 years ago.

“The L-shaped Khuwy tomb starts with a small corridor heading downwards into an antechamber and from there a larger chamber with painted reliefs depicting the tomb owner seated at an offerings table,” said Mohamed Megahed, the excavation team’s head, in an antiquities ministry statement.
Flanked by dozens of ambassadors, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Enani said the tomb was discovered last month.

It is mostly made of white limestone bricks.
Ornate paintings boast a special green resin throughout and oils used in the burial process, the ministry said.

The tomb’s north wall indicates that its design was inspired by the architectural blueprint of the dynasty’s royal pyramids, the statement added.
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The excavation team has unearthed several tombs related to the Fifth Dynasty.

Archaeologists recently found an inscription on a granite column dedicated to Queen Setibhor, who is believed to have been the wife of King Djedkare Isesis, the eighth and penultimate king of the dynasty.
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Egypt has in recent years sought to promote archaeological discoveries across the country in a bid to revive tourism that took a hit from the turmoil that followed its 2011 uprising.


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A detail of one of the walls from inside the tomb of the ancient Egyptian nobleman “Khewi” at the Saqqara necropolis. It dates back to the 5th dynasty (2494-2345 BC). Photo: AFP

epa07503441 Set of miniature vessels and calcite and darkstones, found in the burial chamber of Khuwy during a new discovery at Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt, 13 April 2019. The recent discovery is providing unexpected insights into the status of the nobility in the Old Kingdom (2575 BC to 2150 BC). EPA-EFE/Mohamed Hossam

This picture taken on April 13, 2019 shows a view inside the newly-dicovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian nobleman "Khewi" dating back to the 5th dynasty (2494–2345 BC), at the Saqqara necropolis, about 35 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. (Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP)

Mohamed Mujahid, head of the Egyptian mission which discovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian nobleman “Khewi”, takes a selfie. The tomb at the Saqqara necropolis dates back to the 5th dynasty (2494-2345 BC). Photo: AFP

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An archeologist holds an ancient mummified bird, found inside the newly discovered burial site, Tomb of Tutu, at al-Dayabat, Sohag, Egypt April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

This picture taken on April 5, 2019 shows mummified animals found inside a newly-discovered tomb dating to the Ptolemaic era (323-30 BC) at the Diabat necropolis near the city of Akhmim in Egypt's southern Sohag province, about 500 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Mummified mice and falcons are displayed at a newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Tutu, in Sohag, Egypt, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

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Excavation workers at Saqqara, in Giza on July 14, 2018. Photo: AP

A number of mummies are seen inside the newly discovered burial site near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza Egypt July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

A mummy is seen inside the newly discovered burial site near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza Egypt July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

A photographer films a gilded silver mummy mask found on the face of the mummy of the second priest of Mut, as it is displayed during a press conference in front of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Saturday, July 14, 2018. Archaeologists say they have discovered a mummification workshop dating back some 2,500 years at an ancient necropolis near Egypt's famed pyramids. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Handout picture released by Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) taken on October 12, 2018 showing two sculptures dedicated to the pre-Hispanic fertility god Xipe Totec (The Flayed Lord), found at the first temple recently discovered of the deity in the archaeological site of Ndachjian-Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla. (Photo by Meliton TAPIA / INAH / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INAH / MELITON TAPIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Handout picture released by Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) taken on October 12, 2018 showing the first temple recently discovered of pre-Hispanic fertility god Xipe Totec (The Flayed Lord), in the archaeological site of Ndachjian-Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla. (Photo by Meliton TAPIA / INAH / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INAH / MELITON TAPIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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The tomb, near Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belonged to a senior official named Khuwy
He is believed to have been a nobleman during the Fifth Dynasty, which ruled over Egypt about 4,300 years ago


The tomb, near Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belonged to a senior official named Khuwy who is believed to have been a nobleman during the Fifth Dynasty, which ruled over Egypt about 4,300 years ago.


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