New Burial Chamber Discovered in Largest Non-Royal Tomb From Senusret I’s Reign
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/New-Burial-Chamber.jpg?itok=LcRiqdp7"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/New-Burial-Chamber.jpg?itok=LcRiqdp7" width="610" height="296" alt="Idi's burial chamber with sarcophagus at the tomb of Djefai-Hapy Asyut, Egypt." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed the funerary chamber of a woman named "Idi”, the sole daughter of Djefai-Hapy, the governor of Asyut during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret I (1961-1915 BC). Its historical significance lies in the fact that the governor’s tomb is the largest non-royal tomb of the era. The 3,900-year-old burial chamber contained two coffins, one nested inside the other, both imbued with texts that depict the journey to the afterlife.</p>
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The new burial chamber was found under Djefai-Hapy's tomb, at the Western Mount of Asyut, Egypt. (<a href="
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