The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced a significant archaeological discovery at the site of the Panehsy cemetery in the Matariya archaeological area of Heliopolis, during excavations conducted by the Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The mission successfully unearthed an archaeological cache containing the first nearly complete funerary assemblage discovered in the area.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Hisham al-Leithy, explained that the current excavation work revealed a mud-brick burial containing human skeletal remains.
Through meticulous scientific excavation work beneath it, he explained that a unique archaeological cache was uncovered, containing a rare collection of ornaments and symbolic funerary objects.
In the city of Ihnasya in Beni Suef Governorate, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that a mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities had unearthed a reused stone block bearing a prominent inscription of the name of King Senusret III.
The inscription includes his coronation and birth names.
The mission also discovered another cartouche bearing the name of the deity Osiris-Naref, one of the principal deities worshiped in Ihnasya during the Pharaonic and Ptolemaic periods.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy affirmed that this discovery reflects the success of Egyptian archaeological missions in reinterpreting the cultural history of Heliopolis, one of the oldest and most important religious cities in the ancient world.
These discoveries provide a clearer picture of the nature of life and funerary practices of the region’s inhabitants throughout successive historical periods.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
