Egyptian officials announced the discovery of the tomb of the King Thutmose II, the last lost grave of the Kings of an ancient Egyptian eighteenth dynasty, which ruled more than two centuries between around 1550. years before Christ and 1292 transmissions. It is the first royal Egyptian tomb that will be revealed because the final rest of the King Tutankhamun was found in 1922. years.
The joint Egyptian-British archeological mission revealed the Grob Thutmose II in the area of thebes, west of the Luxor and the renowned valley of Kraljevo. The Team and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques, were announced, the presented evidence was made that it clearly indicative that it is the tomb of the King Thutmose II during the excavation of what was previously known only as a grave no. C4.
The entrance and main passage in the structure were revealed in 2022. years, and the interior excavations have since continued in detail.
Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Egypt, said the mission first found the entrance to the grave and his main passage almost three years ago, the team believed that one of the husband’s husbands, considering the graves of wife King Thutmose III and its near tomb Queen Hatshepsutwho was prepared for her as a royal woman before she became the ruler of an ancient kingdom. She finished buried in the valley of the kings, due to her ascent to the throne.
As the works on the excavation and examination of artifacts continued, new evidence identified by the owner of mysterious tombs as King Thutmose II, suggesting and that his wife had spent his wife and half-sister.
Khaled said that parts of alabasteric vessels found in the ruins that carry the name of the King Thutmose II and identify him as a “deceased king”, together with his wife, who said that he had confirmed Thutmose II as the owner of the tomb.
The detection described as one of the most important archaeological findings in recent years. The detected artifacts are important additions to the body of knowledge around the history of the area and the rule of King Thutmose II.
Courtesy of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Mummy of King Thutmose II was revealed during the 19th century, not far from another archaeological site known as Cachette Deir El-Bahari, which was probably moved for centuries after the grave robberies, according to the words Relatively new National Museum Egyptian civilizations. His mom is now shown, among those other old royal royal royal, in the museum.
The grave is in a poor state of preservation to the great exposure of floods soon after the death of Thutmose II, according to Mohammad Abdel Badie, the head of the Egyptian sector of the antiques and the head of the Egyptian team that worked on digging. Abdel Badie said that the initial studies also point to many original tomb content moved to another location after ancient floods.
He said teams discovered the mortar in the tomb with blue inscriptions and yellow stars, and a passage from the book “Imydwat”, which is one of the most funeral books found in ancient Egyptian graves, written to help the late Royal Royal Road. through their underground world.
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Apartment
Dr. Piers, the head of the English team at the site, said the tomb is characterized by a simple architectural design typical for those who chose successive rulers of Egypt who came after Thutmose II.
Lhetherland said that the mission would continue its survey work and try to determine where the rest of the contents from the Thutmose II fee and reveal all further secrets that may be locked below the Earth for the Millennium.
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2025-02-20 01:21:00