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Scientists Found an Ancient Egyptian Tomb. It Contained the Wrong Body.

created: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:30 p.m. | updated: Dec. 19, 2025, 1:34 p.m.

Pharaoh Shoshenq III had been buried in this tomb even though he had already built a larger one elsewhere in city of Tanis. Now, these shabti women have performed a final task for that pharaoh, revealing his identity to modern Egyptologists. That cartouche revealed that they served Pharaoh Shoshenq III (also Sheshonq III). The tomb Shoshenq III is buried in actually belonged to Osorkon II, who died before him. It is even suspected that the successor of Tutankhamun, Ay, purposely had him buried in Osorkon’s tomb so he could take the larger royal tomb for himself.

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