A Messi who lived more than 4,300 years ago is found in an Egyptian tomb

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Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was recently mentioned after the discovery in Egypt of various mummified remainsas well as some objects and statues, since some of the mummified people share their last name as a name.

According to the local Egyptian Streets media, the prestigious Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass recently announced that discovered several mummified remains in the Saqqara necropolis, including that of a person called Messilike the Paris Saint-Germain footballer,

The team of Hawass found the grave of a priest of the pyramidal complex of King Pepi I that contained nine beautiful statues and that shares as a name the last name of the now world champion.

“We have also found the tomb of a priest from the pyramid complex of King Pepi I which contained nine beautiful statues. At first we did not find any inscription that could identify its owner, but could be a man named Messi based on the inscriptions from a false door identified later,” Hawass said.

However, the famous archaeologist later clarified in a press conference: “Not to the Messi of Argentina who won the World Cup, to another Messi. This Messi lived about 4,300 years ago. From this we can conclude that 9 statues belong to the one carried by the man Messi”.

As part of that same discovery, also What is considered to be the “oldest and most complete” mummy ever found was found till the date. The mummy was covered with gold leaf. The owner’s name was revealed to be Hekashepes in the engravings on the top of the sarcophagus.

The unfortunate meeting between Zahi Hawass and Lionel Messi

Although the experienced Egyptologist joyfully announced the discovery of the mummy named Messi, the truth is that He has not had a cordial relationship with the Messi of todayWell, in 2017 they met in Egypt when the Argentine soccer player went to that country as part of a trade agreement.

In the frame of your view, the Egyptian authorities invited Messi to tour the pyramids with the exclusive guide of the archaeologist Hawass, who, however, got angry at the time with the footballer for his lack of interest.

“He is a fool, I was with him for half an hour and explained the meaning of the monument. I think it was important to tell him the story of the pyramids well because he has millions of followers around the world and could promote tourism in our country,” the archaeologist explained at the time to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

“He had no interest in what I was saying.. Not even when I told him about the secret doors, about the monarchs who ordered the construction of the pyramids, or about the reign of Tutankhamun. I couldn’t see any reaction on his faceHawass added.

However, after the repercussion of his words towards Messi, Hawass issued an attempted apology. “Leo Messi’s visit to the Pyramids is more important than that of any politician, head of state and even a Hollywood star. The common man in the street meets Messi and interacts with him. Only the elite are interested in politics and politicians,” Hawass said.

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