396_Abu_S

Container owner

nameKhamerernebty
title
zAt nswt
sexfemale

Container properties

numberAB 213
materiallimestone
present locationin situ
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty5
typeqeresu
updated typology
shaperectangular with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lidyes
length
width
height
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decorationno
descriptionlimestone sarcophagus with qeresu type of lid;
due to lack of space, the handles were unusually placed along the longer sides
notesTwo sarcophagi were made for Princess Khamerernebty:
first in the Mastaba of Princesses;
second in the tomb of her husband Vizier Ptahshepses

Container findspot

localityCentral Abusir
siteAbusir
locationCemetery of Nobles to the E of the Nyuserre’s pyramid
tomb typemastaba
code of tombAS 10
material of tomblimestone
dating5 (end Niuserre ‒ beginning Djedkare)
tomb ownermastaba of Princesses
social positionmember of the royal family
titlezAt nswt – king’s daughter (Jones 2000: 817, no. 2988)
shaft
burial apartment
body insideno
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological context
Borchardt 1907: Bl. 25.

Bibliography
Borchardt, Ludwig 1907 Das Grabdenkmal des Königs Ne-user-re’, Leipzig: Hinrichs [Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 7; Ausgrabungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Abusir 1902‒1908 1], pp. 29‒30, 129, Bl. 25‒27.