Egyptian archaeologists have revealed the discovery of a 4,400-year-old tomb belonging to Hetpet, a powerful official in the royal court of the Old Kingdom who served as a priestess to the fertility goddess, Hathor.
"We know of course that [Hetpet] was a high official and that she had a strong link with the royal palace," said Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani on Saturday. Her tomb features rare wall paintings al-Anani said are in "a very good conservation condition, depicting Hetpet standing in different hunting and fishing scenes or ... receiving offerings from her children."
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