578_Saq_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sexfemale

Container properties

numberBurial 552
materialwood
present location
state of preservationfragmentary
periodOK
dynasty6 (Pepy II)
typerectangular (long?)
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidflat
length?
width?
height?
inscriptionyes
decorationyes
inner decoration?
descriptionfragments of coffin, small fragments of decoration (udjat eyes, traces of an offering formula in black ink), exterior whitewashed
notesphase Fe (reused ?)
footholds in S and E walls (every 40–60 cm)

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationW of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb type
code of tombanonymous tomb XXXVII
material of tomb
datingOK (6)
tomb ownerunknown
social position
title
shaft114
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextgrid square: 1805
fragment of a stela of Netjerikhet (S/08/14), false door of Fafa (S/08/19), limestone bowl (S/08/26), fragment of a limestone object (S/08/36), carnelian bead (S/08/37), fragments of faience tiles (S/08/10, 12, 25, 28)

Bibliography
Myśliwiec, Karol (ed.)
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 1, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], pp. 179, 183, fig. 93, pl. CXXXII.
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 2, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], p. 428.