Lost Tomb of Ancient Official Paser Unearthed at Luxor

Archaeologists from Leiden University have uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna on Luxor’s West Bank. The burial site dates to Egypt’s Ramesside period and belonged to an official named Paser. The tomb follows a classic New Kingdom design with an open courtyard, a rock-cut chapel shaped like an inverted “T” and underground burial chambers. Inscriptions depict Paser worshipping deities and scenes of him beside his wife before an offering table. A mudbrick bench and a staircase flanked by ramps remain well preserved in the courtyard. Further study will seek to confirm the identities of those buried inside and assess the tomb’s wider historical importance.

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