A tomb of an Egyptian clergyman, 4,400 years old, was discovered

Near the Kefren pyramid in Giza, Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a tomb of about 4,400 years old.

The antiquities ministry said it was probably Heppet's tomb, an influential cleric woman from the time of the Fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

The walls of the tomb are painted with portraits of Hepett, as she observes hunting and fishing.

The chief archaeologist who worked on the excavation, Mustafa Al-Waziri, said there were monkeys on the walls of the tomb, which in ancient Egypt were domesticated animals. Hetpet, as she believed, was close to the rulers of the Old Kingdom.

She is thought to have been a clergyman of Hathor, a goddess of fertility that the ancient Egyptians viewed as a protector of women at birth. Although the mummy has not yet been found, the fragments of artifacts belonging to Heppet were found in the same area about a century ago in 1909.

The tomb made of mud and bricks was found as part of a huge excavation in which 250 to 300 cubic meters of land were dug out.

"This site promises a lot, we expect to find many more artifacts," Al-Waziri said.