018_Abu_W - Ancient Egyptian Burial Containers

Container owner

name

Setib

title

Container properties

number	107/AS79/2015
material	wood
present location
state of preservation	almost complete
period	OK
dynasty	6 (Merenre)
type	Type I
updated typology	rectangular (long), decorated (Type I)
shape	rectangular (box)
lid	flat
length	210 cm
width	59.8 cm
height	50 cm?
inscription	yes
decoration	yes
inner decoration	yes
description	almost completely preserved box coffin lid broken into several fragments N wall: 7 sacred oils E wall outer: udjat eyes, inscription E wall inner: false door and offering list W wall: inscription S wall: undecorated lid: inscription?
notes

Container findspot

locality	Abusir
site	Abusir South
location	N of AS 31
tomb type	mastaba
code of tomb	AS 79
material of tomb	limestone, mud bricks
dating	OK, 6 (Merenre)
tomb owner	Khemetnu
social position	middle-ranking official
title	imy-rA pr: “overseer of the house” likely father of Setib
shaft	14
burial apartment	burial chamber
body inside	yes
archaeological context	primary
remarks on archaeological context	The wooden coffin was placed in a burial pit The burial was partly disturbed by robbers.

Bibliography
Dulíková, Veronika – Peterková Hlouchová, Marie
2023 “Decorated coffin of king’s ornament Setib buried at Abusir”, in: Garcia Zamacona, Carlos (ed.). Variability in the Early Egyptian Mortuary Texts (c. 2600-1600 BCE), Leiden ‒ Boston: Brill [Harvard Egyptological Studies 21], pp. 29–81.