The Spanish archeological mission working on the excavation project of the "Temple of Millions of Years" of Pharaoh Thutmose III, uncovered a tomb at the external part of the southern wall to the temple, the Antiquities Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
The "mission for excavation, restoration and enhancement project" of the Temple of Millions of Years began its work in 2008 and is led by Myriam Seco Álvarez, who coordinates research in the temple. The Pharaoh Thutmose III is considered one of the most important of Ancient Egypt, a sort of "Egyptian Napoleon."
A coffin in cartonnage has been found inside the tomb for a mummy, preserved in very good condition, Mahmoud Afifi, Head of the Ancient Egyptian Sector at the ministry, said in the statement.
Preliminary studies of the tomb show that it dates back to the Third Intermediate Period and belonged to someone called "Amn-ner-nef," who had the title "Custodian of the Royal House," Afifi said.
He pointed out that the mission will study the tomb and its contents further as soon as possible, in order to learn more about its owner.
The head of the mission Álvarez said that the importance of this discovery lies in the mummy found inside the coffin, as it contains many colorful trappings for a group of religious symbols in ancient Egypt. Among these symbols, a representation of the goddesses Isis and Nephthys spreading their wings, and the four sons of Horus, along with many other scenes.
