A mummy was found inside the tomb along with pottery, two cedar coffins and two wooden models representing funerary boats and scenes of everyday life at the time, according to a statement from the university.

The mummy was discovered along with a coffin inscribed with his name ‘Shemai,’ believed to belong to the brother of Sarenput II, a nomarch who served during the reign of pharaohs Senusret II and Senusret III, more than 3,800 years ago.