CAIRO, June 25, 2018 (MENA) - An Egyptian-American archaeological mission discovered a group of canopic jars at the tomb of Karabasken, who was Thebes' ruler and the fourth priest of Amun during the 25th dynasty (TT 391), said Secretary-General of the Higher Council for Antiquities Moustafa Waziri. The mission, operating within the South Assassif Conservation Project on Luxor's west bank, found the utensils in a 0.50 metre-deep hole in the burial chamber of the tomb. Once discovered, a team of archaeologists began restoring the jars. Fatehi Yassin, head of the Egyptian side to the mission, said the jars are empty and are made from Egyptian alabaster. Canopic jars were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. The size of the found jars ranges between 35.5 to 39.4 cm. The South Assassif Conservation Project started in 2006 when the two Kushite tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakahamun (TT 223) and the early Saite tomb of Irtieru (TT 390), were re-discovered there.
