224_Hel_S

Container owner

name Meru
title HAtj-a
sex male

Container properties

number
material limestone
present location
state of preservation
period OK
dynasty 6
type rectangular – Reisner type d
updated typology
shape cuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lid yes
length 4.18m
width 1.96m
height 1.8m
inscription yes
decoration undecorated
no
inner decoration no
description
notes the lid is partly formed by the paving of the burial chamber

Container findspot

locality Heliopolis
site Heliopolis
location
tomb type mastaba
code of tomb mastaba of Meru
material of tomb limestone
dating 6
tomb owner Meru
social position higher
title

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.