213_Saq_S

Container owner

nameNikaure
titletAjtj zAb TAtj
sexmale

Container properties

number
materiallimestone
present locationin situ
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty4 (end Menkaure or later)
typerectangular
updated typology
shape
lid
length2.45m
width1.2m
height
inscription?
decorationundecorated
?
inner decoration?
description
notesNikaure was the son of Khaefra

Container findspot

localityGiza
siteCentral Field
locationto the SE of the pyramid of Khafre
tomb typerock-cut tomb
code of tombLG 87
material of tomblimestone
dating4
tomb ownerNikaure
social positionvizier
titletAjtj TAtj (n) zAb
– he of the curtain, chief justice and vizier (Jones 2000: 1000, no. 3706)
shaft
burial apartmentburial chamber
body inside
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological context

Bibliography
Porter, Bertha – Moss, Rosalind L. B.
1981. Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs and paintings III2: Memphis. Part 2: Ṣaqqâra to Dahshûr, 2nd, revised and augmented ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Griffith Institut, pp. 232-233.