An Egyptian tour guide was arrested after allegedly sketching a stick figure on the side of the 4,000-year-old. Pyramid of Unas as he leads a group of tourists.
Video of the incident, which circulated widely on social media, shows the man leaning toward a lower part of the pyramid’s enclosure as tourists stand nearby to listen. He is then seen trying to wipe away the marks with his hand, although the remains remain visible in the footage.
In a post on Although the first report mentioned the general area of Giza.
The ministry said the investigation was launched after the video circulated online, prompting an antiquities inspector to file a report at the Saqqara Tourism Police Station identifying the guide. Officials said the markings were later removed by specialists.
An Egyptian tour guide was arrested after allegedly sketching a stick figure on the 4,000-year-old Pyramid of Unas in Sakkara, officials said. (Egyptian Ministry of Interior)
According to the ministry, authorities arrested the suspect, who confessed to the act during interrogation.
“Legal measures have been taken,” the ministry added, noting that specialists have since removed the markings.
Local media, citing the Interior Ministry’s investigation, identified the site as the Pyramid of Unas in the Saqqara Necropolis south of Giza.
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An Egyptian tour guide was arrested after allegedly sketching a stick figure on the 4,000-year-old Pyramid of Unas in Sakkara, officials said. (Egyptian Ministry of Interior)
BC for the pharaoh Unas, is historically important because it contains the earliest pyramid texts. These religious inscriptions consist of more than 200 sayings carved into the interior walls of the pyramid, forming what scholars consider to be the oldest known collection of funerary texts.
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An Egyptian tour guide was arrested after allegedly sketching a stick figure on the 4,000-year-old Pyramid of Unas in Sakkara, officials said. (Egyptian Ministry of Interior)
The pyramid is located in the vast necropolis of Saqqara, part of ancient Memphis – Egypt’s first capital and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a vast complex of tombs, temples and pyramids.
Egypt has stepped up enforcement and conservation efforts at archaeological sites in recent years, as officials try to protect ancient monuments that attract millions of visitors every year.
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Under Egypt’s Law for the Protection of Antiquities, harmful acts such as writing on or damaging archaeological sites can carry prison sentences and fines, with the exact penalties varying by violation.
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