{"id":1828076,"date":"2023-01-29T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T19:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1828076"},"modified":"2023-01-29T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T19:52:23","slug":"tomb-of-a-secret-keeper-mummy-covered-in-gold-among-new-discoveries-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tomb-of-a-secret-keeper-mummy-covered-in-gold-among-new-discoveries-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomb Of A \u2018Secret Keeper\u2019, Mummy Covered In Gold Among New Discoveries In Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftomb-of-a-secret-keeper-mummy-covered-in-gold-among-new-discoveries-in-egypt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1828076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>4,300-year-old tombs belonging to important figures, a mummy covered in gold leaf, and an ancient king\u2019s keeper of secrets were among the discoveries unveiled in Egypt on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These finds date from the fifth and sixth Dynasties of Old Kingdom between 2686-2181 B.C. and were discovered south of Cairo in Saqqara. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-egypt-government-zahi-hawass-cairo-196c34bb3629842a02c42b40362a519b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">year-long<\/a> excavation. Archeologist Zahi Hawassi, a leader in the dig and Egypt\u2019s former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, announced the discoveries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date,\u201d Hawassi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/26\/archaeologist-hails-possibly-oldest-mummy-yet-found-in-egypt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> The remains of Hekashepes, a man covered in gold. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230126-egypt-unveils-ancient-secret-keeper-tomb-golden-mummy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional<\/a> That the mummy had remained sealed \u201cjust as the ancient Egyptians left it 4,300 years ago.\u201d Hekashepes was discovered in a limestone sarcophagus in a shaft measuring nearly 50 feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because it was inscribed at top of the sarcophagus, archeologists are familiar with the name. \u201cHqA-Sps,\u201d Hekashepes. Hawassi claimed that this mummy, which is not a royal, is the oldest found in the country. It was also the oldest to be wrapped in gold leaves. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ancient-egypt-oldest-non-royal-mummy-ever-discovered-saqqara-wrapped-in-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Hekashepes, the type of burial Hekashepes received indicates that he was a man of high importance. \u201cOf course, he was important. For someone to make a sarcophagus like this, 15 meters under the ground, he should be a very important man.\u201d According to archeologists, it took them two hours to remove the lid and reveal the historic discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494182\" class=\"wp-image-494182 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-864x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-864x576-1.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-1800x1200-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246558529-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w\" style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-494182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This picture shows the view from the recently discovered tomb at Saqara, an archaeological site located south of Cairo. It was taken on January 26, 2023. \u2013 The vast burial site at the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal graves and ancient Coptic Christian monasteries. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced the latest discovery, dating from the fifth and sixth dynasties \u2014 around the 25th to the 22nd centuries BC \u2014 to reporters at the dig site. (Photo taken by Khaled DESOUKI \/ AFP).<\/p>\n<p>Located in another tomb was an ancient king\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230126-egypt-unveils-ancient-secret-keeper-tomb-golden-mummy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secret keeper,<\/a>\u201d Archeologists agree. According to the former antiquities minister, \u201cthe second largest tomb belonged to Meri, who held many important titles, such as keeper of the secrets and assistant of the great leader of the palace.\u201d A \u201csecret keeper\u201d A prestigious title that allowed a senior official to perform religious rituals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230126-egypt-unveils-ancient-secret-keeper-tomb-golden-mummy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France 24<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, none of the tombs mentioned were the most important.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe most important tomb belongs to Khnumdjedef, an inspector of the officials, a supervisor of the nobles, and a priest in the pyramid complex of Unas, the last king of the fifth dynasty,\u201d Hawassi added that it was \u201cdecorated with scenes of daily life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A third tomb contained a man called Fetek. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230126-egypt-unveils-ancient-secret-keeper-tomb-golden-mummy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> A writer and judge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS reports that archeologists found 14 stone statues in a shaft measuring 33 feet, which was in addition to the mummies. Hawassi stated that this find \u201cis the first time in this century that such a large number of statues was found in Saqqara.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4,300-year-old tombs belonging to important figures, a mummy covered in gold leaf, and an ancient king\u2019s keeper of secrets were among the discoveries unveiled in Egypt on Thursday.\u00a0 The finds, dating from the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom between 2686-2181 B.C., were discovered in Saqqara, south of Cairo, after a year-long excavation. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1828079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[8772,16905,16906,6397,9775,16907,6323,16904],"class_list":["post-1828076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-covered","tag-discoveries","tag-egypt","tag-gold","tag-keeper","tag-mummy","tag-secret","tag-tomb"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1828076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1828079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1828076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1828076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1828076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}