234_Saq_S
Container owner
| name | Menkauhor |
| title | |
| sex | male |
Container properties
| number | |
| material | basalt/greywacke |
| present location | |
| state of preservation | |
| period | OK |
| dynasty | 5 |
| type | rectangular |
| updated typology | |
| shape | cuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d) |
| lid | |
| length | – |
| width | – |
| height | – |
| inscription | no |
| decoration | undecorated |
| inner decoration | no |
| description | |
| notes | Ity was proposed to the be the owner of the sarcophagus by Firth |
Container findspot
| locality | Saqqara |
| site | North Saqqara |
| location | to the E of pyramid of Teti, near the edge of the escarpment |
| tomb type | pyramid |
| code of tomb | Headless pyramid |
| material of tomb | limestone |
| dating | 5 |
| tomb owner | Menkauhor |
| social position | king |
| title | |
| shaft | |
| burial apartment | burial chamber |
| body inside | |
| archaeological context | secondary |
| remarks on archaeological context | only 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.