ASSIUT, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a tomb dated to the 12th Dynasty has been discovered on the west bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt’s Western Assiut Mountain by an international team of researchers from Sohag University and the Free University of Berlin. The tomb belonged to Edi, the daughter of Jifai-Hapi, the governor of Assiut during the reign of Senwosret I, who ruled from 1961 to 1917 B.C. The researchers made the discovery while excavating the tomb of Edi’s father. “Preliminary studies suggest that Edi died before reaching the age of 40 and suffered from a congenital foot defect,” said Mohamed Ismail of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Edi’s tomb had been looted in antiquity, causing damage to the deceased's remains. But two wooden coffins, one inside the other, were found inside the chamber. Both were painted with texts describing the journey to the afterlife. Smashed canopic jars and wooden statues were found within the coffins. To read about a tomb found in Aswan that belonged to the governor of a 12th Dynasty governor, go to "The Unseen Mummy Chamber."
