Roman-era pyramid tomb with rare funerary texts discovered in Egypt

Filed by Elara Myst

Archaeologists working in Egypt’s New Valley have uncovered a limestone pyramid-shaped tomb containing an unusual combination of ancient Egyptian religious imagery and a 19-line Greek funerary poem.A Roman-era pyramid tomb with a distinctive stone entrance, funerary inscriptions and artefacts has been discovered at Bir al-Shughala in Egypt’s New Valley, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced.The tomb, believed to have been constructed for a man and his wife, was uncovered by