Djehuty's latest discoveries, A 17th Dynasty sarcophagus and more

Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister State of Antiquities, announced the discovery of a wooden sarcophagus of a child dated back to 17^th Dynasty in Djehuty’s tomb in Dra Abu el-Naga, West bank, Luxor.

 The Spanish mission headed by Dr. Jose Manuel Galan, has discovered the sarcophagus during the ongoing excavation and documentation of the tomb.

The sarcophagus dimensions 20cm x 28cm x 90cm prove that it was made for a child. It doesn’t bear any engravings or decoration.

Mansour Boraik mentioned that the mission also found a group of pottery as well as a number of wooden Ushabiti figures wrapped in linen were beside the child’s sarcophagus.

They represent Ahmose a priest who played an important role during the 18^th Dynasty. Mansour referred that the same priest could possibly be the famous Ahmosa Saya Ir who was worshipped later in the New Kingdom.

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