--- title: New Ancient Tomb Found in Great Condition in Egypt description: A 4,400-years-old tomb discovered south of Cairo, Egypt has delighted experts thanks to how well-preserved it is. canonical: https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-17T21:00:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:29.588Z og:title: 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Great Condition in Egypt og:description: Come see how great this ancient tomb looks og:url: https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002208dbc73b0b65/698941b597cdff75736b7015/Egyptian-tomb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Great Condition in Egypt twitter:description: Come see how great this ancient tomb looks twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002208dbc73b0b65/698941b597cdff75736b7015/Egyptian-tomb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Experts Are Delighted At How Great This 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Looks > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Ahmed Al Sayed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) GIZA, EGYPT - DECEMBER 15: An inside view of Saqqara excavation site after a 4,400-Year-Old Tomb belonging to Pharaohs era has been discovered in Giza, Egypt on December 15, 2018\. (Photo by Ahmed Al Sayed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Anadolu Agency—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 17, 2018 9:00 PM UTC A 4,400-years-old [tomb](http://time.com/5371503/ancient-egypt-tomb-old-cheese/) discovered south of Cairo, Egypt is delighting experts thanks to its “exceptionally well-preserved drawings.” In a statement to [_CNN_](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/egypt-saqqara-tomb/index.html), Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities minister Khaled al-Anani revealed that the new ancient tomb found, which comes from the 5th dynasty of pharaohs, was found at the [Saqqara archaeological site](http://techland.time.com/2010/06/09/cryptids-the-saqqara-bird/) and belonged to a royal purification priest named “Wahtye.” Inscriptions on the tomb have led experts to suggest that the priest lived during the rule of King Nefer-Ir-Ka-Re and that the priest may have served as the king’s supervisor and inspector of the holy boat. The walls of the tomb (and the cause for much excitement) are still decorated with colorful depictions of Wahtye with his mother, wife and family, as well as about 50 niches containing statues. Other wall paintings in the tomb depict wine and pottery making, musical performances, sailing, hunting, and funeral furniture. The tomb, which measures about 10 x 3 meters and also includes a basement, also had five burial shafts, which have not yet be excavated. See pictures of the tomb below. > [](https://twitter.com/AntiquitiesOf/status/1073950312837378048) > [](https://twitter.com/AntiquitiesOf/status/1073950312837378048) > [](https://twitter.com/AntiquitiesOf/status/1073949130572087303) > [](https://twitter.com/AntiquitiesOf/status/1074045868150583298) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/"},"headline":"Experts Are Delighted At How Great This 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Looks","datePublished":"2018-12-17T21:00:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:29.588Z","description":"Talk about aging well","url":"https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002208dbc73b0b65/698941b597cdff75736b7015/Egyptian-tomb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002208dbc73b0b65/698941b597cdff75736b7015/Egyptian-tomb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt","caption":"New ancient tomb found","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5482009/new-egyptian-tomb-found/","name":"Experts Are Delighted At How Great This 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Looks"}}]}] ```