CAIRO — The Egyptian government announced Oct. 30 the discovery of the tomb of Ptahemwia, head of the treasury during the reign of King Ramses II (Ramses the Great), who ruled Egypt for 66 years between 1279 and 1213 B.C.
The Egyptian authorities said in a press statement, "A mission from the Faculty of Archaeology at Cairo University headed by Ola al-Ajezy succeeded in discovering the tomb during excavations in the Saqqara area, south of the ascending road of King Unas.”