Three Ancient Egyptian tombs with ‘significant’ inscriptions discovered in Saqqara necropolis

Image courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

The discovery of three Ancient Egyptian tombs of officials from the New Kingdom period (around 1550BC–1070BC) at the Bubasteion Necropolis in Saqqara, Egypt, have added new insight into the archaeologically rich site. According to Mohamed Abdel-Badie, the head of the Egyptian Archaeological Department, an inscription in one of the tombs cites the return of a military commander from northern Syria, revealing important information about New Kingdom era connections to the Near East.

Full article courtesy of The Art Newspaper below:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/23/three-ancient-egyptian-tombs-with-significant-inscriptions-discovered-in-saqqara-necropolis