thatshowthingstarted: Khuwy’s Tomb, Saqqara, Egypt, Khuwy, a dignitary from the Fifth Dyn
thatshowthingstarted: Khuwy’s Tomb, Saqqara, Egypt, Khuwy, a dignitary from the Fifth Dynasty, which spanned the 25th to the 24th centuries BCE lived at the end of the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom under the King Djedkare.Almost every inch of the walls inside the tomb are covered in amazing paintings. The paints are still remarkably vivid, and experts say that the colours were royal hues back in the day.The tomb of Khuwy is built in an L-shape with a tunnelled entrance, a design that was usually reserved for pyramids. It was also found close to the pharaoh Djedkare Isesi’s pyramid.Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Megahed who discovered the tomb.Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP / Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities -- source link