The stone sarcophagus of an official whose mummified body was stolen by grave robbers has been found.
The hieroglyphs on the coffin are from the time of Ramesses II, who ruled from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, the temple's livestock was supervised by Ptah-im-wea and he was responsible for the divine offerings to all the gods.
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He was not buried near the temple he managed. The ancient city of Saqqara has a pyramid that was built 1000 years ago.
The sarcophagus was found south of a corridor where people ascended into the pyramid. According to archaeological finds, it was not unusual for people in ancient Egypt to want to be buried near pyramids. People may have considered the sites sacred after they were built, as burials dating back 2,500 years have been found near the pyramids.
Horus, the god of the sky and son of the gods Osiris and Isis, is depicted in the hieroglyphs of the coffin. Archaeologists found evidence of a mummy inside the sarcophagus after it was stolen. According to the statement, no other artifacts were found with the coffin.
The empire of Egypt was extended from modern-day Syria to modern-day Sudan. The coffin was found by an archaeological mission.
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