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396_Abu_S

Container owner

name Khamerernebty
title zAt nswt
sex female

Container properties

number AB 213
material limestone
present location in situ
state of preservation
period OK
dynasty 5
type qeresu
updated typology
shape rectangular with sharp edges (Reisner type d)
lid yes
length
width
height
inscription no
decoration no
inner decoration no
description limestone sarcophagus with qeresu type of lid;
due to lack of space, the handles were unusually placed along the longer sides
notes Two sarcophagi were made for Princess Khamerernebty:
first in the Mastaba of Princesses;
second in the tomb of her husband Vizier Ptahshepses

Container findspot

locality Central Abusir
site Abusir
location Cemetery of Nobles to the E of the Nyuserre’s pyramid
tomb type mastaba
code of tomb AS 10
material of tomb limestone
dating 5 (end Niuserre ‒ beginning Djedkare)
tomb owner mastaba of Princesses
social position member of the royal family
title

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.