Did the Ancient Egyptians Use Lasers to Carve This Sarcophagus? This monumental stone sarcophagus belonged to Nesbanebdjed, a high-ranking official of Thebes during **Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt****. Nesbanebdjed was buried in his own funerary chamber, located within the vast tomb complex of his father, Montuemhat— one of the most powerful figures of his time, who served as Mayor of Thebes and effectively ruled Upper Egypt. The sarcophagus is carved from a single massive block of diorite, one