Raba ifoto z'iyi mva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe

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Journalists enter a newly-discovered tomb at the Saqqara necropolis, 30 kilometres south of the Egyptian capital Cairo

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Abamenyeshamakuru bemerewe kwinjira muri iyo mva nshasha yatowe, abahinga bavuga ko "yafashwe neza bidasanzwe"

Abahinga mu vyo ubutaka batoye ikintu kidasanzwe - imva y'umupadiri umwe itari bwigere iboneka haraciye imyaka 4.400.

Mostafa Waziri, umunyamabanga mu kanama kajejwe uturere turangwamwo ivya kera yavuze ko uko gutora iyo mva kudasanzwe mu kiringo c'imyaka myinshi iheze.

Iyo mva yatowe mu karere kazwi kw'izina rya Saqqara Pyramid complex mu gisagara ca Misri ifise ibicapo vy'inyandiko za kera z'amabara atandukanye, ibishushanyo hamwe n'abami b'abafarawoni

Ivyo bicapo vyerekana uwuhambwemwo, umupadiri w'ibwami yitwa Wahtye, nyina wiwe, umugore wiwe hamwe n'izindi ncuti.

Abahinga b'ivyakera baratangura kwimba iyo mva uyu musi bakaba biteze gutora ibindi bintu vyinshi harimwo n'ikiziga c'uwahambwe ngaho.

Ibi ni bimwe muvyo bamaze gutora...

Coloured statues and hieroglyphs inside the tomb at Saqqara

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
A view of the tomb's exterior, showing its entrance set into rising walls of stone

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
A wall covered in engraved hieroglyphs, including people, weighing scales, birds and what appears to be food

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
Four statues of people carved into the wall of the tomb

Ahavuye isanamu, Reuters

Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
Mustafa Abdo, chief of excavation, stands inside the newly-discovered tomb of Wahtye

Ahavuye isanamu, Reuters

Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
Coloured statues in alcoves inside the tomb

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
A man takes photos of the well-preserved hieroglyphs inside the newly-discovered tomb of Wahtye

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
A statue is seen inside the newly-discovered tomb of Wahtye, which dates from the rule of King Neferirkare Kakai

Ahavuye isanamu, Reuters

Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
A view of coloured scenes depicting the owner of the tomb and his family

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Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri
An Egyptian archaeological worker stands inside the newly-discovered tomb of "Wahtye", which dates from the rule of King Neferirkare Kakai, at the Saqqara area near its necropolis, in Giza, Egypt, December 15, 2018.

Ahavuye isanamu, Reuters

Insiguro y'isanamu, Imva idasanzwe imaze imyaka 4.400 yatowe mu Misri

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