Hundreds of ancient Egyptian artifacts uncovered in Cairo, Egypt |

Archaeologists uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian artifacts, dating as far as 2,500 years ago in a cemetery near Saqqara, which once served as the necropolis for the Egyptian capital of Memphis.

According to the reports of Reuters, the discovery includes 250 coffins, 150 bronze statues, and other objects depicting Egyptian gods like Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Nefertum, Bastet, and Hathor. Bronze vessels used in the worship of the goddess Isis as well as a musical instrument known as a sistrum were also discovered at the same site.

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities also revealed in a tweet that all of the 250 intact coffins contained mummies.

The Supreme Council of Antiquities unveiled the discovery of the largest cache of 150 bronze statues, dating back to the Late Period, in the cemetery of the sacred animals in Saqqara. 250 intact coffins containing mummies, which will be on display at The Grand Egyptian Museum. pic.twitter.com/2Pw1jv0CAB

— Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (@TourismandAntiq) May 30, 2022

The Supreme Council of Antiquities uncovered the largest cache of 150 bronze statues, dating back to the Late Period, in the cemetery of the sacred animals in Saqqara. |

The headless statue of the god Imhotep, who is the architect believed to have designed the Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara. This led to speculation that could mean that Imhotep’s tomb may soon be found.

According to ABC News, one of the coffins also contained the first “intact papyrus in over 100 years,” as explained by Mostafa El-Waziri, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. El-Waziri also shared that the papyrus will be sent to the labs of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for further studies. The papyrus is believed to contain verses from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which is a book that holds the spells that help the deceased navigate the Egyptian afterlife.

ABC News also points out that just like other countries, the tourism industry of Egypt has been hit hard by the global coronavirus pandemic, as well as the conflict in Ukraine, as most of the tourists visiting the country come from either Ukraine or Russia.

The discovered artifacts will be displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will open near the Giza Pyramids in November this year.

On April 3, 2021, last year, Egypt moved 22 royal mummies to their new home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) through a grand parade called the Pharaoh’s Golden Parade.

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