458_Saq_W

Container owner

nameIput
titlequeen
sexfemale

Container properties

number
materialwood
present location
state of preservationfragments
periodOK
dynasty6 (Teti)
typerectangular (long?)
updated typology
shaperectangular ?
lidflat ?
length?
width?
height?
inscription?
decoration?
inner decoration?
descriptionremains of a wooden coffin in a limestone sarcophagus
notesno photo of the context

Queen Iput = daughter of Unas, wife of Teti and mother of Pepi I Meryre

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationTeti pyramid cemetery
tomb typepyramid
code of tomb
material of tomblimestone
datingOK, 6 (Teti)
tomb ownerIput
social positionqueen
titleHm.t nswt mr.t=f: wife of the king, his beloved
mAa.t ¡r ¤tx: She who sees Horus and Seth
wr.t hts: Great one of the hetes-sceptre
shaftyes
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextremains of a wooden coffin in a limestone sarcophagus

The burial was disturbed by robbers. Several human bones (=queen) and other finds were collected in the burial chamber: necklace, gold bracelet, travertine model vessels, copper model tools and vessels (some of them inscribed), tablet of seven sacred oils, fine pottery, 5 canopic jars, 4 cups of rock crystal, grey limestone and black marble (?)

Bibliography
Firth, Cecil M. ‒ Gunn, Battiscombe
1926 Teti pyramid cemeteries, 2 vols, Le Caire: Imprimerie de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale [Excavations at Saqqara], pp. 12‒13.