AFP | Sunday January 4th, 2015 | 21:58 hrs
The Czech archaeologists discovered Cairo- Egypt tomb of a queen hitherto unknown, “Khentkawes III” wife of a pharaoh of the V dynasty that reigned about 4000 500 years ago, said Sunday the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
“For the first time, we discover the name of this queen unknown until the discovery of his grave, “said Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh to Damaty in a statement.
The tomb was discovered in the southwest of Cairo, Abu Sir, home to several pyramids of pharaohs of this dynasty that reigned in Upper Egypt about 2000 500 years before our era.
This discovery “will help us understand some unknown aspects of the V dynasty, which together with the Fourth Dynasty witnessed the construction of the first pyramids “said the minister.
The tomb would date from the middle of the V Dynasty (2494-2345 BC), according to a ministry official.
She was found in the funerary complex Neferefre, a pharaoh of Dynasty V, said the director of the Czech archaeological mission, Miroslav Barta, adding that “this suggests that the queen was the wife of Neferefre”.
The archaeologists also found along the utensils tomb of everyday life, 24 limestone and four copper as well as wall inscriptions made by the workers of the tomb, including the name and titles of the queen, the statement said.
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