Tomb of ancient royal scribe unearthed

The intricately decorated tomb belonging to Ken-Amun, who was in charge of overseeing the royal records during the 19th Dynasty (1315-1201 BC), was unearthed in the village of Tell el-Maskhuta, 75 miles east of Cairo, said Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.



Inside the tomb, the walls are decorated with reliefs of funerary scenes, including Chapter 12 of the Book of Dead _ an ancient text intended to help the deceased in the afterlife _ and a scene of women mourning.

The wall's inscriptions tell that the scribe's wife was called Isis and worked as a musician for the God Atum....

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