EGYPT REVEALS ANOTHER SECRET Egyptologists have unearthed the tomb of a previously unknown queen who lived some 4,500 years ago. uncovered the tomb of a previously unknown queen at Abusir, the necropolis of the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis. Inscriptions on the tombs walls indicate it was occupied by Queen Khentakawess, and its close proximity to the pyramid of the Pharaoh Neferefre, a Fifth Dynasty king who ruled briefly around 2460-2458 B.C. The archaeologists have surmised they believe she was probably Neferefres wife and the mother of his successor. In addition to the inscriptions, the team also discovered 23 limestone pots and four copper tools.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:50:41 +0000
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