A tomb dating to the 5th dynasty, 2465-2323 B.C., belonging to a priest who headed the mortuary cult of the pharaoh Khafre, has been discovered close to the great pyramids at Giza.
According to Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the tomb could mark a completely new necropolis at Giza – home to Egypt's most famous pyramids, which housed the mummified bodies of ancient royalty.
The tomb's walls include painted reliefs that show the priest, Rudj-ka, with his wife in front of an offering table that holds gifts of bread, goose and cattle. It also shows the priest doing daily life activities such as fishing and boating.
This latest discovery was announced by Farouk Hosny, Egypt's minister of culture, based on a routine excavation by an Egyptian archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Source: Live Science, 18th October 2010
