224_Hel_S

Container owner

nameMeru
titleHAtj-a
sexmale

Container properties

number
materiallimestone
present location
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty6
typerectangular – Reisner type d
updated typology
shapecuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lidyes
length4.18m
width1.96m
height1.8m
inscriptionyes
decorationundecorated
no
inner decorationno
description
notesthe lid is partly formed by the paving of the burial chamber

Container findspot

localityHeliopolis
siteHeliopolis
location
tomb typemastaba
code of tombmastaba of Meru
material of tomblimestone
dating6
tomb ownerMeru
social positionhigher
titleHAtj-a
– count (Jones 2000: 496, no. 1858)
shaft
burial apartmentburial chamber
body inside
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextthe lid partly formed by the pavement of the BCH

Bibliography
Daressy, Georges – Alexandre Barsanti
1916. La nécropole des grands prêtres d’Héliopolis sous l’Ancien Empire. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte 16, 193-220, figs. 1-2.