Egyptian archaeologists have found remains of a mummy believed to belong to Queen Seshestet, mother of a pharaoh ruled Egypt in the twenty-fourth century BC, the government said Thursday. After the five hours were needed to lift the lid of the sarcophagus discovered in a pyramid south of Cairo last year, they found a skull , legs, pelvis and other body parts wrapped in linen, as well as ancient pottery, according to the antiquities department of the Government.
The Thieves looted the burial chamber in the past and stole the other objects.
"Though not find the name of the queen buried in the pyramid, it appears that this is Seshestet, the mother of Pharaoh Teti, the first of the sixth dynasty," said chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement. Teti
ruled Egypt at least ten years around the year 2,300 BC and is buried nearby. Although archaeologists have found many ancient Egyptian royal mummies, most of them belong to the New Kingdom, which began 500 years after the time of Teti.
The Thieves looted the burial chamber in the past and stole the other objects.
"Though not find the name of the queen buried in the pyramid, it appears that this is Seshestet, the mother of Pharaoh Teti, the first of the sixth dynasty," said chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement. Teti
ruled Egypt at least ten years around the year 2,300 BC and is buried nearby. Although archaeologists have found many ancient Egyptian royal mummies, most of them belong to the New Kingdom, which began 500 years after the time of Teti.
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