Czech archaeologists have unearthed the 4,500-year-old tomb of a Pharaonic princess south of Cairo, in a finding that suggests other undiscovered tombs may be in the area, an official from Egypt's antiquities ministry said Saturday
She is the daughter of the king, but only her tomb is there, surrounded by the four officials, so the question is, are we going to discover other tombs around hers in the near future? We don't know anything about her father, the king, or her mother, but hope that future discoveries will answer these questions," El-Bialy said
“the daughter of the king Men Salbo and his lover venerated before God the all-powerful.” The list of known pharaohs of the 5th Dynasty is small and “Men Salbo” is not among them, although it could be an alternate name. By 2000 B.C. pharaohs regularly went by five names: the Horus name, the Nebti name, the Gold Horus name, the Throne name and the Birth name. It’s rare even for pharaohs of later, better documented dynasties to have all five names included in one inscription, so when a new name crops up it doesn’t necessarily mean a new pharaoh has been added to the timeline.
Originally posted by Kantzveldt
I suppose the question is whose pyramid complex are these burials possibly related to.
The tombs of several high officials and family members are located in the direct vicinity of their king's pyramid:
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Lepsius Pyramid no. 24 — The pyramid belonged to a woman, likely a queen. The name of the vizier
Ptahshepses appears among builders' marks, which dates the pyramid to the time of Pharaoh Nyuserre [1]
Lepsius Pyramid no. 25 — Likely the pyramid of a queen from the Fifth dynasty
Originally posted by Kantzveldt
reply to post by thePharaoh
I think the tranlation from the pillars will come under furthur scrutiny, especially as this King Men Salbo appears to have been a monotheist...
"have hieroglyphic inscriptions giving the princess's name and her titles, which include 'the daughter of the king Men Salbo and his lover venerated before God the all-powerful'."
Originally posted by Kantzveldt
reply to post by thePharaoh
I think the tranlation from the pillars will come under furthur scrutiny, especially as this King Men Salbo appears to have been a monotheist...
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