234_Saq_S

Container owner

nameMenkauhor
title
sexmale

Container properties

number
materialbasalt/greywacke
present location
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty5
typerectangular
updated typology
shapecuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lid
length –
width –
height –
inscriptionno
decorationundecorated
inner decorationno
description
notesIty was proposed to the be the owner of the sarcophagus by Firth

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationto the E of pyramid of Teti, near the edge of the escarpment
tomb typepyramid
code of tombHeadless pyramid
material of tomblimestone
dating5
tomb ownerMenkauhor
social positionking
title
shaft
burial apartmentburial chamber
body inside
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextonly fragments preserved

Bibliography
Firth, C. M. 1930. Excavations of the Department of Antiquities at Saqqara, 1930-1931. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte 30, p. 188.