A group of Dutch and Italian archaeologists working with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered a 3,200-year-old underground tomb complex at Saqqara. This has been reported by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Complex, Pharaoh II. It belonged to Panechsias, who ruled the temple of Amun during the reign of Ramesses. During excavations, archaeologists found a separate temple with an entrance, a colonnaded courtyard and a passage leading to the underground burial chambers.
Inside, archaeologists found pictures of Panechsias and his wife Baya attending religious services. On a stone relief, the deceased couple is depicted, dressed in leopard skin, sitting at the sacrificial table next to the priest Pay. Piai was probably Panehsi’s subordinate tasked with overseeing the burial and death cult.
Archaeologists also discovered four ancient chapels on the east side of the tomb, two of which have well-preserved wall reliefs depicting a funeral procession and scenes from the afterlife.