The Dutch archaeological team working at Theban cemetery discovered this tomb, Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to Mr. Hisham Elleithy - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt (SCA), the engraved words identify the owner of the tomb as "Paser". Initially, the reliefs on the walls of the tomb area show that this work belonged to the Neo-Republic period (1550 BC - 1069 BC).
Mr. Elleithy noted that the archaeological team will conduct comprehensive records and analysis to identify those buried at this location and recreate history, in order to understand the tomb in a broader historical and cultural context.
Mr. Mohamed Abdel-Badie - head of the Egyptian Antiquities Department at the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities - said that the layout of the Egyptian tomb just discovered includes an outer courtyard, an inverted T-shaped chapel carved into stone and some underground burial chambers, suitable for the private tomb style often seen in the Neo-Republic period.
Mr. Abdel-Badie added that the outer courtyard of the tomb is still well preserved, with a mastaba (ancient tomb of ancient Egyptians, meaning "Eternal House") made of mud brick with a central recess for the tombstone and a staircase with two slopes leading to the main entrance to the tomb.
He added that there is a thin layer of debris covering part of the decorative motifs named Paser on the wall. The excavated parts of the Egyptian tomb just discovered show complex, colorful paintings depicting the deceased expressing respect for the gods in the temple, along with scenes depicting him and his wife in front of a traditional altar.
This discovery comes as Egypt is seeking to promote new archaeological discoveries to boost its tourism industry, an important source of foreign currency for the country.
Luxor is home to some of the world's most important ancient relics and archaeological sites. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the recent discovery is part of a research project that has been conducted since 2018.
Last year, also near Luxor, a large tomb belonging to a pharaoh was reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of restoration. This tomb has paintings of Amenhotep III - the ruler of ancient Egypt from 1390 BC to 1350 BC.
Also in 2026, in the northern Egyptian province of Beheira, near the Mediterranean coast, archaeologists discovered artifacts in part of the Greek-Roman cemetery dating back more than 2,300 years. The artifacts show the development of burial rituals in about 6 centuries.
