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Rare discovery in Egypt/ 225 funerary figurines found inside a tomb in the Nile Delta

2025-12-07 21:49:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Rare discovery in Egypt/ 225 funerary figurines found inside a tomb in the Nile

A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines has been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare discovery that has also solved a long-standing mystery.

French Egyptologist Frederic Payraudeau told reporters in Paris that the discovery of figurines in situ inside a royal tomb has not occurred at the Tanis necropolis since 1946.

"When we saw three or four figurines together, we knew immediately that it would be amazing. I ran outside to show my colleagues and the officials. After that it was a real struggle. It was the day before the weekend, normally, we stop at 2 p.m. and we thought this is not possible," Payraudeau said.

Such a discovery has also never happened before further south in Egypt's Valley of the Kings near modern Luxor, except for the tomb of the famous king Tutankhamun in 1922 because most such sites have been looted throughout history. 

Rare discovery in Egypt/ 225 funerary figurines found inside a tomb in the Nile

It took 10 days to carefully extract all 225 little green figurines.

The funerary figurines, known as ushabti, were intended as servants to accompany the dead into the afterlife. More than half of the figurines are women.

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines also solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the sarcophagus. Once the figurines are studied, they will be displayed in an Egyptian museum./CNA





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