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568_Saq_W

Container owner

name unknown
title
sex

Container properties

number no burial
material wood
present location
state of preservation fragmentary
period OK
dynasty 6 (Pepy II)
type rectangular (long?)
updated typology
shape rectangular
lid flat
length ?
width ?
height ?
inscription ?
decoration ?
inner decoration ?
description fragments of a wooden coffin ?
notes footholds in N and E walls of the shaft (ca. every 40–50 cm)

Container findspot

locality Saqqara
site North Saqqara
location W of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb type mastaba
code of tomb anonymous tomb VIII
material of tomb limestone
dating OK (6)
tomb owner unknown
social position
title
shaft 92
burial apartment
body inside no
archaeological context tertiary
remarks on archaeological context fragments 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.