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Ancient Egyptian tomb discovered
A priest's tomb that's more than 4,000 years old has been discovered near the pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Egyptian archaeologists say the tomb belonged to a priest named Rwd-ka from the Fifth Dynasty (2494-2345 BC), a time in the Old Kingdom when religion was undergoing major changes, including the elevation in importance of the sun god Ra, and the development of the Pyramid Texts, which later developed into the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Rwd-ka would have been at the forefront of these changes, since one of his duties was to say prayers for the dead pharaohs.
Not much is known about Rwd-ka. His tomb contains rich carvings of countryside scenes as well as the priest and his wife before a table of offerings to the gods, perhaps similar to the scene above from a tomb at Saqqara.
The discovery was part of ongoing excavations in the area and just the latest in a string of recent successes for Egyptologists.
[Photo courtesy the Egypt Archive]
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The ancient Egyptian civilization has changed dramatically over these 1600 years. Many of these changes are seen in how the tombs of the kings and queens, nobleman and workers were built and decorated. One of the priest's tomb which was more than 4000 years old was discovered near the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza.
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