{"id":7727,"date":"2025-05-28T05:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/3-ancient-tombs-of-prominent-statesmen-discovered-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T05:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:12:08","slug":"3-ancient-tombs-of-prominent-statesmen-discovered-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/3-ancient-tombs-of-prominent-statesmen-discovered-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"3 ancient tombs of prominent statesmen discovered in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the millennia-old tombs of three senior statesmen, identified by inscriptions left on the tombs. <\/p>\n

The three sites in the city of Luxor date to the New Kingdom era, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on social media<\/a>, which ranged from about 1550 to 1070 B.C.<\/p>\n

One of the tombs is for a person called “Amon-am-Ebt,” who worked in a temple or other sacred site. The tomb has a view of sacrificial items and other relics, the ministry said. The tomb includes a small courtyard, an entrance, and a square hall. That site was later reused, and another hall was built, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another tomb is for a person called “Baki,” who was a supervisor at a nearby monastery. The tomb included multiple courtyards and an exhibition hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third tomb, which included a small courtyard and its own exhibition hall, was for a person identified as “S,” who worked as an overseer at a nearby temple, and was also a mayor and writer, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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An image in one of the tombs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities<\/p>\n

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Further research will be done to learn more about the tombs, their occupants and their construction, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tombs were found in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in Luxor.<\/p>\n

In late 2024, Egyptian officials announced the discovery of an ancient tomb<\/a><\/span> with 11 sealed coffins, and a trove of jewelry, near Luxor. The site was likely a family tomb, CBS News previously reported. In 2023, researchers found what is believed to be the first burial site<\/a><\/span> in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall, more than a thousand burial sites have been found in Luxor, Fathy Yaseen, director general of antiquities of Upper Egypt, told CBS News in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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