Another Saqqara discovery: A team from Cairo University has ​​excavated in Saqqara the tomb of Ptah-m-Wia, the treasury head during the reign of King Ramses II, the Tourism Ministry said yesterday. The tomb includes an entrance, courtyard and shrines to deities, topped by a pyramid. The tomb’s entrance is built of stone, carved with scenes of Ptah-m-Wia himself, among which is one that showcases a procession carrying offerings, which ends with a calf being slaughtered. This year has seen a large number of archaeological discoveries at Saqqara, including a funerary temple and a collection of 54 coffins thought to be some 3k years’ old.

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