A joint Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission has found a well-preserved tomb dating to the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom (2494–2345 BCE), reports the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The find was made during the mission’s 2026 excavation season in the area known as the Mariette Necropolis, north of Egypt’s Saqqara archaeological site.

The tomb consists of a mastaba containing two funerary chapels. One chapel belongs to a man named Yunmen, a high-ranking official under the Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi (late 25th to mid-24th century BCE) whose positions included judge, court administrator, and chief scribe responsible for reviewing petitions and complaints. The second chapel is that of his father, Iti, who held clerical jobs related to the administration of agricultural lands and offerings.