205_Abu_S

Container owner

namePepiankh Inti
titlezS a (w) (nw) nzwt xft-Hr – scribe of the royal records in the presence (Jones 2000: 839: no. 3063)
sexmale

Container properties

numberAB 19
materiallimestone
present locationin situ
state of preservationgood
periodOK
dynasty6 (Pepi I – Pepi II)
typeflat
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidyes
length3.12 m
width1.65 m
height1.96 m
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decorationno
descriptionuninscribed and undecorated sarcophagus; roughly manufactured with clearly visible tool marks
notes

Container findspot

localityAbusir South
siteAbusir
locationS of the tomb of vizier Qar
tomb typemastaba
code of tombAS 22 (JJ)
material of tomblimestone
dating6 (Pepy I – Pepy II)
tomb ownerInti
social positionhigh-ranking official
titlezAb iry Nxn – juridicial official and mouth of Nekhen (Jones 2000: 806, no. 2946)
shaftA
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextrobbed sarcophagus with a damaged human burial: a mummy found thrown on the sarcophagus;
travertine seven sacred oils tablet found alongside N part of the sarcophagus in situ
photo: Miroslav Bárta (CIE FA CU)
photo: Miroslav Bárta (CIE FA CU)

Bibliography
Bárta, Miroslav
2006 “The Sixth Dynasty tombs in Abusir: tomb complex of the vizier Qar and his family”, in: Bárta, Miroslav (ed.), The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31 ‒ June 4, 2004, Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, p. 59.
Bárta, Miroslav – Vachala, Břetislav et al.
in preparation The Tomb of Inti, Prague: Charles University [Abusir XXI].