235_Saq_S

Container owner

nameMehi
titleXrj- tp nswt
sexmale

Container properties

number
materiallimestone
present location
state of preservation
periodOK
dynastyend 6th 
typerectangular
updated typology
shapecuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lid
length –
width –
height –
inscriptionyes
decorationundecorated
inner decorationno
description
notescartonnage

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationnear the pyramid of Pepi II
tomb type –
code of tombmastaba XI
material of tomblimestone
dating6
tomb ownerMehi
social positionhigher
titleXrj-tp nswt
– king’s liegeman/royal chamberlain, he who is under the head of the king (Jones 2000: 788, no. 2874)
shaft
burial apartmentburial chamber
body inside
archaeological context
remarks on archaeological context

Bibliography
Jéquier, Gustave 1983. Fouilles à Saqqarah: tombeaux de particuliers contemporains de Pepi II. Le Caire: L’Organisation égyptienne générale du livre, pp. 71-75.