595_Saq_W

Container owner

nameWaatetkherhor/Seshseshet
titlewife of Mereruka, royal family member
sexfemale

Container properties

number
materialwood
present location
state of preservationfragmentary
periodOK
dynasty6 (Teti–Pepy I)
typerectangular (long) with inlayed eyes ?
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidflat
length?
width?
height?
inscription?
decoration?
inner decoration?
descriptionremains of wooden coffin inside the limestone sarcophagus
notes

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationTeti pyramid cemetery
tomb typemastaba
code of tomb
material of tomblimestone
datingOK, 6 (Teti–Pepy I)
tomb ownerMereruka
social positionvizier
titleHm(t)-nTr Nt mHtt jnb Jrt-mr(w)t, Hm(t)-nTr Hwt-Hr nbt nht, Hm(t)-nTr m swt nbt, zAt nswt smswt nt Xt.f
shaftyes
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextundecorated burial chamber, limestone sarcophagus, disturbed burial, 4 limestone canopic jars, pottery (red ware)

Bibliography
Firth, Cecil M. ‒ Gunn, Battiscombe
1926 Teti pyramid cemeteries, 2 vols, Le Caire: Imprimerie de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale [Excavations at Saqqara], p. 23.