Ancient Egyptian Tombs Found in Luxor’s Historic Site
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Roshan Amiri
- . May 27, 2025
- . Update: May 27, 2025 5:06 pm
In Luxor, Egyptian archaeologists have discovered three impressive tombs at the Dra Abu Al Naga necropolis from the New Kingdom which grew important between 1550 and 1070 BC. The hieroglyphic inscriptions found in the graves told us a lot about who the owners were. Additional research on the nearby tomb inscriptions will give us deeper understanding of those who lived so long ago, according to Mohamed Ismail Khaled of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
A major discovery is the funeral of Amum-em-Ipet, a wealthy man during the Ramesside period who was in charge of estates for the god Amun. Although ruin had affected much of the complex, archaeologists found artistic pieces showing funeral processions and ceremonial eating. Excavation work revealed two burial chambers from the 18th Dynasty. Baki had one tomb, charged with storing grain and another was for “S,” who worked as a temple leader, scribe and mayor.
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister underscored that the discovery is crucial for Egyptian culture and could help develop tourism in the field of archaeology. At the same time, work is underway on getting the Grand Egyptian Museum ready to show more than 100,000 artifacts found in ancient Egypt. The new find is a result of recent archaeological progress in Luxor, with 3,600-year-old rock-cut tombs found at Queen Hatshepsut’s temple and another 11-burial Middle Kingdom tomb excavated by Egyptian-American teams.
