A newly discovered tomb at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis has revealed the burial place of a senior Old Kingdom official, along with a wider network of burials. An Egyptian archaeological mission found the tomb of Sekhentyu-Ptah during its first excavation season in the west of the Bubasteion. The site contains a funerary chapel, a false door, alabaster objects bearing inscriptions, three sealed stone sarcophagi and more than 100 faience ushabti figurines. According to the Egypt State Information Service, the inscriptions identify Sekhentyu-Ptah and list several senior roles he held in the royal administration. Other discoveries, including human remains, decorated funerary cartonnage, pottery and a wooden falcon figure, show that the area remained in use across later periods.
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