188_Saq_S
Container owner
| name | Userkaf |
| title | |
| sex | male |
Container properties
| number | |
| material | basalt/greywacke |
| present location | in situ |
| state of preservation | |
| period | OK |
| dynasty | 5 |
| type | rectangular |
| updated typology | |
| shape | – |
| lid | |
| length | – |
| width | – |
| height | – |
| inscription | no |
| decoration | undecorated no |
| inner decoration | no |
| description | |
| notes |
Container findspot
| locality | Saqqara |
| site | North Saqqara |
| location | |
| tomb type | pyramid |
| code of tomb | pyramid of Userkaf |
| material of tomb | limestone |
| dating | 5 |
| tomb owner | Userkaf |
| social position | king |
| title | |
| shaft | |
| burial apartment | burial chamber |
| body inside | |
| archaeological context | primary |
| remarks on archaeological context | fragments scattered in the rubble in the burial chamber and vestibule |
Bibliography
Perring, J. S.
1842 The pyramids to the southward of Gizeh and at Abu Roash, part III: Campbell’s tomb, and a section of the rock at Gizeh from actual survey and admeasurement. London: Fraser, pp. 9-10, tav. IX.
Vyse, Howard
1840-1842. Operations carried on at the pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into Upper Egypt, and an appendix, 3 vols. London: James Fraser; John Weale; G. W. Nickisson: 40, tav. on page 39.
Lauer, Jean-Philippe
1948 Le problème des pyramides d’Égypte: Traditions et légendes. – Exploration. – Description. – Théories. – Science et croyances des constructeurs. Bibliothèque historique. Paris: Payot, p. 64.