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Fifth-Dynasty mastaba unearthed at Saqqara with reliefs

9/8/2026

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Spanish Egyptologist Josep Cervelló and his team uncovered a Fifth-Dynasty mastaba at Saqqara.
The tomb dates to the end of the Fifth Dynasty, under Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi.
It was commissioned by senior official Yunmen and also contains his father, lower-ranking official Iti.
The mastaba contains two funerary chapels and a high-quality architrave.
Its coloured reliefs depict agricultural work, offering processions and donkeys in original hues.

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Story summary

Spanish Egyptologist Josep Cervelló and his team uncovered a Fifth-Dynasty mastaba at Saqqara.
The tomb dates to the end of the Fifth Dynasty, under Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi.
It was commissioned by senior official Yunmen and also contains his father, lower-ranking official Iti.
The mastaba contains two funerary chapels and a high-quality architrave.
Its coloured reliefs depict agricultural work, offering processions and donkeys in original hues.