221_Saq_S

Container owner

nameNedjetempet
titlerxt nswt
sexfemale

Container properties

number
materiallimestone
present location
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty6 (end Teti)
typerectangular
updated typology
shape
lid
length2.94m
width1.35m
height1.2m
inscriptionyes
decorationundecorated
no
inner decorationno
description
notestexts only outlined in black ink not carved
corrections in texts; the names of gods are missing except of their epithets

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationTeti Pyramid Cemetery
tomb typein situu
code of tombmastaba of Nedjetempet
material of tomblimestone
dating6
tomb ownerNedjetempet
social positionwithout relevant title
title(j)r(j)-(j)x.t nswt – custodian of the king’s property/property custodian of the king (Bárta 1999)
shaft
burial apartmentburial chamber
body inside
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contexta hole in the E wall of the sarcophagus

Bibliography
Hassan, A. – Kanawati, N.
1996. The Teti cemetery at Saqqara I: The tomb of Nedjet-em-pet, Ka-aper and others. Australian Centre for Egyptology: Reports 8. North Ryde (Sydney); Warminster: Australian Centre for Egyptology; Aris and Phillip, pp. 16-17, 21-22, pls. 8, 43.