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| Egypt 'uncovers burial chamber of pharaoh's daughter' | Egypt 'uncovers burial chamber of pharaoh's daughter' |
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| The 3,700-year-old burial chamber of a pharaoh's daughter is believed to have been found near the remains of a recently-discovered pyramid in Egypt. | |
| The ministry of antiquities said the chamber at the Dahshur royal necropolis, south of Cairo, contained a wooden box engraved with hieroglyphs. | The ministry of antiquities said the chamber at the Dahshur royal necropolis, south of Cairo, contained a wooden box engraved with hieroglyphs. |
| Inside the box were four canopic jars filled with the organs of the deceased, likely a daughter of King Emnikamaw. | Inside the box were four canopic jars filled with the organs of the deceased, likely a daughter of King Emnikamaw. |
| The ruler's pyramid is about 600m (1,970ft) from the chamber. | The ruler's pyramid is about 600m (1,970ft) from the chamber. |
| Last month, archaeologists investigating the remains of the structure found a relief with 10 lines of hieroglyphs bearing Emnikamaw's name. | Last month, archaeologists investigating the remains of the structure found a relief with 10 lines of hieroglyphs bearing Emnikamaw's name. |
| They also uncovered the remnants of an anthropoid sarcophagus. | They also uncovered the remnants of an anthropoid sarcophagus. |
| Dahshur is where King Sneferu of the 4th Dynasty built ancient Egypt's first true smooth-sided pyramid, the 104m-high (341ft) Red Pyramid, about 4,600 years ago. | Dahshur is where King Sneferu of the 4th Dynasty built ancient Egypt's first true smooth-sided pyramid, the 104m-high (341ft) Red Pyramid, about 4,600 years ago. |
| He also constructed an earlier version, the 105m-high Bent Pyramid, whose slopes change angle from 54 degrees to 43 degrees about halfway up. | He also constructed an earlier version, the 105m-high Bent Pyramid, whose slopes change angle from 54 degrees to 43 degrees about halfway up. |
| Sneferu was succeeded by his son Khufu, renowned for the Great Pyramid at Giza, which - at 138m high - was a wonder of the ancient world. | Sneferu was succeeded by his son Khufu, renowned for the Great Pyramid at Giza, which - at 138m high - was a wonder of the ancient world. |