Container owner
name | Mehi |
title | Xrj- tp nswt |
sex | male |
Container properties
number | |
material | limestone |
present location | |
state of preservation | |
period | OK |
dynasty | end 6th |
type | rectangular |
updated typology | |
shape | cuboid with sharp edges (Reisner type d) |
lid | |
length | – |
width | – |
height | – |
inscription | yes |
decoration | undecorated |
inner decoration | no |
description | |
notes | cartonnage |
Container findspot
locality | Saqqara |
site | North Saqqara |
location | near the pyramid of Pepi II |
tomb type | – |
code of tomb | mastaba XI |
material of tomb | limestone |
dating | 6 |
tomb owner | Mehi |
social position | higher |
title | Xrj-tp nswt – king’s liegeman/royal chamberlain, he who is under the head of the king (Jones 2000: 788, no. 2874) |
shaft | |
burial apartment | burial chamber |
body inside | |
archaeological context | |
remarks on archaeological context |
Bibliography
Jéquier, Gustave 1983. Fouilles à Saqqarah: tombeaux de particuliers contemporains de Pepi II. Le Caire: L’Organisation égyptienne générale du livre, pp. 71-75.