SAEDNEWS: Jefayapi, a top official under Pharaoh Senusret I, was buried in a stone tomb. Archaeologists recently found a hidden chamber containing his daughter Eidy’s coffin, covered in hieroglyphs, with signs of looting.
According to the History and Culture Desk of Saed News, Djefaihapi was an official in ancient Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty. He served as the nomarch—or provincial governor—of Asyut and also held the position of high priest in the city. The pharaoh held him in high esteem and, upon his death, commissioned a magnificent rock-cut tomb in his honor.
In various ancient texts, his name appears in different forms, including Hepzefa, Hapdjefa, Hapjefai, and Djefaihapi. Now, a joint team of German and Egyptian archaeologists excavating his tomb has uncovered a hidden chamber containing the coffin of his daughter, Idi.
The chamber, located 15 meters below ground, held a richly decorated double coffin adorned with hieroglyphic funerary inscriptions. The smaller inner coffin measures 2.3 meters in length and sits inside a larger 2.6-meter outer coffin.
The tomb had been looted in antiquity, with Idi’s remains removed and burial jars broken. Nevertheless, archaeologists recovered her skull and some skeletal fragments, along with one of the coffin’s lids and wooden statues.
Mohamed Ismail, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), noted, “Preliminary studies indicate that Idi died before reaching 40 years of age and suffered from a congenital leg defect.”
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