399_Abu_S

Container owner

nameNefer/Nefershepes
titleimy-rA zS(w) (n) aprw
sexmale

Container properties

numberAB 216
materiallimestone
present locationin situ
state of preservationgood
periodOK
dynasty5
typekeresu
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidyes
length2.24 m
width1.03 m
height1.02 m
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decoration
descriptionundecorated and uninscribed sarcophagus of qeresu type made of fine white limestone
notes

Container findspot

localityAbusir South
siteAbusir
locationE edge of the Central Mound, lies E of the stairway of the burial complex of Princess Sheretnebty (AS 68)
tomb typemastaba
code of tombAS 67
material of tomblimestone
datingmid 5
tomb ownerNefer/Nefershepes
social positionhigh-ranking official
titleimy-rA zS(w) (n) aprw – overseer of scribes of the crews (Jones 2000: 210, no. 783)
shaftshaft 1 (the southern one)
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextThe burial chamber was robbed but remains of the original burial equipment (canopic jars, miniature stone vessels, pottery, copper fragments) found in the filling inside and on the top of the sarcophagus
photo: Miroslav Bárta (CIE FA CU)
photo: Miroslav Bárta (CIE FA CU)

Bibliography
Arias Kytnarová, Katarína ‒ Havelková, Petra ‒ Jirásková, Lucie ‒ Sůvová, Zdeňka ‒ Bárta, Miroslav 2013 “Záhady hrobky AS 67: jedna hrobka pro dvě generace?”, Pražské egyptologické studie X, pp. 82‒96.
Bárta, Miroslav 2013 “Krásní kněží a tajemná princezna: tajemství rodinného pohřebiště v jižním Abúsíru”, Pražské egyptologické studie X, pp. 17‒25.