565_Saq_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sexmale

Container properties

numberBurial 476
materialwood
present location
state of preservationfragmentary
periodOK
dynasty6 (Pepy II)
typerectangular (long?)
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidflat?
length?
width?
height?
inscription?
decoration?
inner decoration?
descriptionfragments of one short plank with angled cut of the edge and two round holes for dowels;
fragments of a long board with rectangular mortise for a tenon
notesphase Ff (Pepy II)

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationW of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb typemastaba
code of tombanonymous tomb IV
material of tomblimestone
datingOK (6)
tomb ownerunknown
social position
title
shaft84
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextgrid square 1903
disturbed burial in anatomical order in a wooden coffin
fragmentary faience tiles (S/06/9a-b), fragment of a wooden object (S/06/11), remains of bandages

Bibliography
Myśliwiec, Karol (ed.)
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 1, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], pp. 42–45, fig. 10d, pl. XXVIIIc.
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 2, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], p. 424.