The intricately decorated coffins were found in the burial chamber of a woman who was the daughter of a prominent official.
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian burial chamber featuring two 'intricately painted' wooden coffins, among other finds.A joint Egyptian-German mission discovered the tomb during an excavation at the archaeological site of Asyut, an ancient city that was an important cultural center about 4,000 years ago during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, the country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said.
Senusret I was one of the most notable pharaohs of Egypt's Middle Kingdom, ruling from approximately 1971 B.C. to 1926 B.C. His reign is associated with the height of the 12th dynasty's power and stability.Amid excavations of Jifai-Hapi's tomb, the Egyptian-German mission uncovered the burial chamber of what appears to be his daughter, a woman named Edi.
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