Zahi Hawass from Moscow: We are looking for the tomb of Imhotep in Saqqara and Nefertiti in Luxor

egypt Tue, Sep. 28, 2021
The Egyptian archaeologist, Dr. Zahi Hawass, gave a lecture on the recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt, at the Moscow University for Human Studies in the Russian Federation. The lecture was attended by Ambassador Ihab Nasr, Egypt’s ambassador to Russia, Dr. Mohamed El-Sergany, the Egyptian cultural attaché, a delegate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the House of Representatives, and many others. Representatives of government agencies.

Ambassador Ihab Nasr gave a lecture, then showed a movie about the great archaeologist Zahi Hawass for 8 minutes. After the movie was shown, Dr. Zahi Hawass said: We are now looking for the tomb of Imhotep in Saqqara, and that the mission has already started working in the area, and we are also looking for Queen Nefertiti in Luxor. .



Hawass explained the details of the new archaeological discoveries in the Saqqara area next to the pyramid of King Teti, noting that the Egyptian mission found a 5-meter-long papyrus, a bronze "axe" belonging to an army soldier, as well as some toys, boats, wooden masks, and a painting. The coffins of the modern state.

He talked about the lost golden city of Luxor, which dates back to the reign of King Amenhotep III, and continued to be used by Tutankhamun, that is, 3000 years ago.

Hawass explained that work has begun in this area to search for the mortuary temple of King Tutankhamun, because the temples of Horemheb and Ai were previously found, and this city is the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the world. The era of the Egyptian Empire on the west bank of Luxor.