Two ancient Egyptian sarcophagi containing mummies, that are to be restored and displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo, were recently unpacked and witnessed by Khaled al-Anany, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The 3,400-year-old mummies belong to a senior official called Sennedjem, who was an overseer of work at the Deir al-Medina necropolis in Luxor, during the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II of the 19th dynasty, and his wife Iyneferti. General supervisor of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) told Xinhuanet that “Sennedjem” was a nickname of the servant of the Palace of Truth, Ahmad al-Sherbini, and the two mummies were inside colored wooden sarcophagi.
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