article_snippet: Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said in a statement that two ancient tombs do sadly appear to have been looted at some point and the sarcophogi containing the bejeweled mummies were missing. '
article_snippet: However, the temple guard's final resting place had been vandalised for unknown reasons.
article_snippet: a tombwas deliberately damaged in ancient times,' said Sultan Eid, the ministry's general director for the Upper Egypt region. '
article_snippet: The name and titles of the tomb owner, some hieroglyphic texts and scenes in addition to the names of the god Amun were deliberately erased,' Eid added.
article_snippet: Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said in a statement that the tombs do sadly appear to have been looted at some point .