015_Abu_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sexchild

Container properties

number16/AS104/2018_a
materialwood
present location
state of preservationcomplete
periodOK
dynasty4-5?
typerectangular
updated typology
shaperectangular (box)
lidflat
length57 cm
width32 cm
height22 cm
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decoration
descriptionsmall rectangular wooden coffin with a child burial
noteswooden planks covered with white colour

Container findspot

localityAbusir
siteAbusir South
locationSE of tomb of Kaaper (AS 1)
tomb typemastaba
code of tombAS 104
material of tombmud bricks, limestone core
dating4 (Snofru), 5 (Neferirkare)
tomb ownerNyankhseshat
social positionhigh-ranking official
title(j)r(j)-(j)x.t nswt – custodian of the king’s property/property custodian of the king (Bárta 1999)
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextlayer of fallen mud bricks and brown sand around SW corner of AS 104 (depth ca. 1–2 m from the crown of the wall of the corner) found 50 cm to the W of the SW corner of AS 104
16/AS104/2018_a: wooden planks
16/AS104/2018_b: human bones
16/AS104/2018_c: textile
photo: Marie Peterková Hlouchová (CIE FA CU)

Bibliography
Odler, Martin – Peterková Hlouchová, Marie – Havelková, Petra – Sůvová, Zdeňka – Arias Kytnarová, Katarína – Brůna, Vladimír – Jirásková, Lucie
2019 “Jedna hrobka ve dvou dynastiích. Předběžná zpráva o výzkumu mastaby AS 104 v jižním Abúsíru”, Pražské egyptologické studie XXII, p. 28.
Odler, Martin – Peterková Hlouchová, Marie – Havelková, Petra – Sůvová, Zdeňka – Arias Kytnarová, Katarína – Jirásková, Lucie – Brůna, Vladimír
2019 “A new tomb of transitional type from Abusir South – Mastaba of Nyankhseshat (AS 104)”, Prague Egyptological Studies XXIII, p. 68.