568_Saq_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sex

Container properties

numberno burial
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 a wooden coffin ?
notesfootholds in N and E walls of the shaft (ca. every 40–50 cm)

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationW of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb typemastaba
code of tombanonymous tomb VIII
material of tomblimestone
datingOK (6)
tomb ownerunknown
social position
title
shaft92
burial apartment
body insideno
archaeological contexttertiary
remarks on archaeological contextfragments found in the fill

Bibliography
Myśliwiec, Karol (ed.)
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 1, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], pp. 63, fig. 23, pl. XLV.
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 2, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], p. 427.