Ancient Pharaoh's Grave With A Picture Of Dewi Isis Found In Egypt, Allegedly Disrupted By Robbers

Part of ancient Egyptian artifacts in Abydos. (Efuerstenberg-Pixabay)

JAKARTA - A number of researchers found an unknown tomb belonging to Pharaoh in Abydos, one of the ancient Egyptian settlements located 300 miles south of Cairo.

The discovery of the largest ancient tombs from Egyptian and US archaeologists is believed to be around 3,600 years old.

This result also dwarfed the findings in 2014, which was previously listed as the largest tomb in Egypt containing a king named Seneb-Kay.

"This is a new chapter in the investigation of this dynasty." The unknown tomb of the king contains scenes from ancient Egyptian mythology, including images of Dewi Isis and Nephthys," said the leader of a US archaeologist on this research mission in Egypt, as well as a curator of Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Josef W. Wegner. , quoted from the New York Times, Sunday 30 March.

"This grave and the Seneb-Kay tomb are the earliest royal tombs that still exist that actually have painting decorations in them," he continued.

Wegner said the largest ancient tomb in Egypt had suffered significant damage for thousands of years.

There are no human remains that can be identified in these findings. It is estimated that the grave robbers have littered the site in the past, due to few artifacts found in the tomb.

According to Wegner, in the largest ancient tomb in Egypt, damage was found in the decorations so that some of the writings on the structure containing the name of the king were not legible.

However, Wegner said the identity of the tomb owner may have been found on other inscriptions on monuments and buildings around Abydos, with two kings named Senaib and Patentjeni identified as potential candidates.

He added that the research process of these archaeologists will continue in an effort to preserve these findings, and uncover other tombs that may be able to provide more information about a wider period, as well as the possible unknown identity of the king in the tomb.

"Finding a full or partially intact tomb is always our dream. Maybe there are still graves like that," he said.