CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered what are thought to be the mummified remains of Queen Sesheshet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled for 11 years in around 2,300 BC.
The remains were found in the sarcophagus of a pyramid south of the capital Cairo, Egyptian antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Thursday.
The mummy was found wrapped in cloth in the 22-meter long and four-meter wide chamber, he said, adding that the sarcophagus appeared to have been looted.
It is believed that these remains belong to Queen Sesheshet, especially because the pyramid was not built for worship but it was a burial pyramid, he told AFP.
Archaeologists also found coins engraved with hieroglyphics and golden rings, he said.
Queen Sesheshet was the mother of King Titi, the first pharaoh in the 6th Dynasty who ruled from 2,300 to 2,311 BC. -AFP
