403_Abu_S

Container owner

nameNefer
titleimy-rA prwy-HD
sexmale

Container properties

numberAB 220
materiallimestone
present locationin situ
state of preservationdamaged by a collapsed roof of burial chamber
periodOK
dynasty5 (Djedkare)
typeqeresu
updated typology
shaperectangular (Reisner type d)
lidyes
length2.24 m
width1.05 m
height0.8 m
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decorationno
description
notesrobbed burial chamber, a group of miniature model vessels made
of limestone was the only burial equipment found

Container findspot

localityAbusir South
siteAbusir
locationCentral Mound
tomb typerock-cut tomb
code of tombAS 68d
material of tomblimestone
datingmid 5
tomb ownerNefer
social positionhigh-ranking official
titleimy-rA prwy-HD – overseer of the two treasuries (Jones 2000: 133, no. 524)
shaftshaft 1 (the southern one)
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological context
photo: Miroslav Bárta (CIE FA CU)

Bibliography
Bárta, Miroslav – Vymazalová, Hana – Dulíková, Veronika – Arias Kytnarová, Katarína –Megahed, Mohamed – Varadzin, Ladislav