Scientists from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University in Prague Secret Tomb of an Ancient Egyptian General Discovered, It is Whebre-Marie-Neith, who is in charge of recruiting mercenaries from the archipelagos of Asia Minor and the Aegean Sea.
Researchers found the tomb in Abusir last February, claiming it dates from 500 years BC, the beginning of Persian rule in Egypt. The discovery is relevant because the largest embalming warehouse in Egypt was found inside.With 370 ceramic jars in which the material was used to mummify the soldier.
was about the grave 6.5m by 3.3m wide something else was 16 meters deepIn the bottom of which a double coffin was found, which was damaged by the robbers of that time.
According to reports, the outer layer of the coffin was made of two huge blocks of limestone with a decorative human-shaped inner coffin. The inner coffin was 2.30 meters long and 1.98 meters wide.And one of its faces was made of fine stone, which had been crushed.
Archaeologists told that There were inscriptions from The Book of the Dead and which described the general’s resurrection and his journey to the afterlife.,
The remains of Vehbre-Marie-Neith have not yet been found in the excavations, but Two wooden boxes were found containing 402 clay figures, which were made to serve him in the afterlife. there were also alabaster jars10 cups and a piece of limestone pottery called Ostrakon, inscribed with religious texts.
The investigation ended last June at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Abusir. According to the researchers, the work done in these months provides a more accurate picture of the life of an Egyptian soldier, given that the tomb and funeral equipment were incomplete, which would allow us to assume that “he probably died very unexpectedly”,
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