Thursday 28/Aug/2025 – 12:29 PM
A source at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities confirmed that the area of the antiquities of Imam Al -Shafi’i is keen to receive all the archaeological evidence that is found, in preparation for examining it and ensuring its technical and archaeological condition.
Inventory and protection … the plan of the effects of Imam Al -Shafi’i to receive and preserve archaeological evidence
The source pointed out in exclusive statements to Cairo 24, that the evidence is kept in the stores designated until the examination of the examination by specialists, after which the appropriate decision is made regarding their registration within the archeology records if it meets the conditions and criteria approved.
He pointed out that these measures come within the framework of preserving the archaeological heritage and its maintenance, and ensuring the protection of all pieces of historical value, which reflects the state’s keenness to preserve its cultural and civilizational identity.
He stressed that cooperation continues with the relevant departments in the Supreme Council of Antiquities to secure these evidence and reintegrate them into the archaeological system in a manner befitting its historical value.
Earlier, the Archeology of Imam Al -Shafi’i announced the receipt of a part of the witness of a grave written in the Turkish or Persian language, which was recently found and was delivered by the archaeological researcher Tamer Al -Minshawi, and he is currently being studied by the committee specialized in the Islamic and Coptic antiquities sector, to consider the possibility of registering it within the antiquities meter.
It represents a rare model of funerary heritage in Egypt
Tamer Al -Minshawi said, in exclusive statements to “Cairo 24”, that the witness was found during the ongoing works on the new road of Salah Salem, near the dome of Al -Menoufy and the Imam Al -Shafi’i, noting the great importance of this piece, which may be a rare model of funerary heritage in Egypt.
