The team of Egyptian archaeologists faced the discovery that it is still the most significant in 2025.
In Asuna, Egypt, the researchers found several tombs with hieroglyphic inscriptions with an impressive state of conservation.
The work of the Supreme Council of the Egyptian antiques and the University of Milan allowed to detect funeral structures that reveal the perfectly adapted architecture to the rocky landscape of the Egyptian desert.
New architectural jewelry of antiquity, which exceeds the remains of Tutankhaman
This is a grave 38, which stands out by its architectural design and extraordinary preservation. These are two meters underground and has unique characteristics about funeral customs.
Thanks to the manual ladder, Adobe platforms with sentences and architectural location, which demonstrates the technical level achieved by the builders of that time.
The sarcophagus was two meters high from limestone, located on the basis cut right in the rock of the mountain. The lid of sculpture with unusually detailed human features, with jewelry that survived the passage of years.
Hieroglyphs with calls have never seen before
On the sides of the sarcophagus, two columns of hieroglyphic texts contain calls to the local deities of Asuan and reveal the personality of the passenger, identified as Ka-Msio, a senior official of that time.
These inscriptions, which are in a state of remarkable conservation, also include the names of several members of their family, which suggests that the grave worked as a family pantheon for a long period.
Family Pantheon: Sarcophagus, which reveals funeral traditions
Registration not only provides information about the personality of the deceased, but also offers valuable data on religious beliefs and funeral rituals practiced in the Alto Egypt during Ptolemy and Roman periods.
The archaeological team restored several mummies, among which children were identified, confirming the prolonged use of the grave as a family pantheon. This conclusion is especially important, because he demonstrates how the elites’ families supported their funeral traditions during generations, adapting to political and cultural changes, without losing their identity.
