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Roman-Era Pyramid Tomb with Rare Funerary Texts Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists working in Egypt’s New Valley have uncovered a limestone pyramid-shaped tomb containing an unusual combination of ancient Egyptian religious imagery and a 19-line Greek funerary poem. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily

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<p>Rare Roman-era pyramidal tomb with 19-line message Found in Egypt In the oasis of Dakhla, a Roman tomb with ancient Egyptian scenes and a Greek inscription about Pisechta was discovered. Inside they found a coin Konstantin</p>.

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In an oasis in present-day Egypt, nineteen verses in ancient Greek, on a stone tombstone, narrate the world of about 1,700 years ago, where Egyptian funerary traditions converse with the Greek language and Roman elements. The stele was found in a pyramid-shaped tomb of the Roman period in the Bir Al-Shaghala necropolis, in the Dakhla oasis, while in the same […] The article Egypt: 1,700-year-old tombstone in ancient Greek in a pyramid-shaped tom…

A rare Roman pyramid-shaped tomb, featuring a stele bearing a Greek lament and an entrance inscribed with hieroglyphs, has been discovered in Egypt's Dahle Oasis. Read more here: Roman Pyramid Tomb with Greek Poem Discovered in Egypt - Archeofili.

Archaeologists estimate that the monument was built for a man and his wife. A significant archaeological discovery was made in the Bir al-Shugalla area, in the Dakhla Oasis of Egypt, where a pyramid-shaped tomb from the Roman period was discovered with rare funerary inscriptions and artifacts. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find, noting that the tomb presents a unique combination of ancient Egyptian religious symb…

An impressive archaeological discovery was made in Egypt this week. In Dakhla Oaza, archaeologists revealed an ancient pyramid of 1,700 years, which was thought to have been raised...

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Egyptian Gazette broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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