Egyptian archaeological mission unveils ancient burial chamber of woman from Middle Kingdom

Mohamed Ismail, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, explained in a statement that the discovery took place in the southern Governorate of Asyut during excavations at the tomb of Khifai-Hapi, a governor of the region during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret I, the second pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, also known as the Middle Kingdom.

The official noted that the governor's burial site is considered the largest non-royal tomb from that period of Ancient Egypt. The information is reported by Prensa Latina, a partner of TV BRICS.

Ismail detailed that the tomb contained the remains of Khifai-Hapi's daughter, a woman named Edi, who died before reaching the age of 40 and suffered from a congenital defect in one foot, according to preliminary studies.

The recently discovered site also housed two intricately painted wooden coffins, one nested inside the other, both fully covered in texts depicting the journey to the afterlife. Several wooden statues and canopic jars, widely used in Ancient Egypt to store the internal organs of the deceased, were also found.

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