Egypt has unveiled its newest discovery, a 4400-year-old tomb belonging to a top ancient Egyptian priest. It has remained unlooted and untouched, which is a rare Egyptian archeological finding. Here is Adel EL Mahrouky with more.

Layers of earth stand above it as a testimony for its age. Nearly 20 meters underground Egyptian archeologists made a new discovery. The tomb of WAHTYE. With 44 inches and 55 statues, the Discovery shows the high status of Wahtye.

KHALED EL ANANI EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF ANTIQUITIES "It's a private tomb. It's exceptionally well preserved and colored, with sculptures inside. It belongs to a high official, or a priest who worked during the fifth dynasty. During the king Neferirkare, the third king of the fifth dynasty. Exactly the middle of the 25th century B.C."

That makes the tomb estimated age to be around 4400 years old. It's rare to find a Pharaonic tomb unlooted after all these millennia.

MOSTAFA WAZIRI SECRETARY GENERAL, SUPREME COUNCIL OF ANTIQUITIES "It's one of its kinds in the last decades. We are very proud that this discovery was done by Egyptian hands, the mission that I'm working with here in Saqqara."

Decorated with the ancient hieroglyphic characters, Wahtye appears everywhere in the tomb with his wife, mother and other relatives. Priests were very powerful in Ancient Egypt, when divine connections were very important for the status of Kings. This landmark finding is believed to be just the beginning for a bigger discovery. The sarcophagus and Wahtye's belongings are yet to be found.

MOSTAFA WAZIRI SECRETARY GENERAL, SUPREME COUNCIL OF ANTIQUITIES "When we took the last layer of debris we found five shafts. It explains a lot, why didn't we find any objects of Wahtye. Wahtye the Devine inspector, Wahtye who got very important titles for a very important man. So we believe that the work will continue for revealing those five shafts. And we will continue digging in the west side and we believe we're going to find more tombs in this area."

All of these new chambers were also sealed. Egyptian archeologists will continue excavations this month, hoping to learn more of Ancient Egypt's secrets. This tomb is one of several discoveries made this year at the Saqqara Necropolis which served Memphis the Capital of Ancient Egypt for 2000 years. In the area Djoser pyramids still stands, it's the oldest grand stone structure known to mankind. Adel EL Mahrouky CGTN, Cairo.