579_Saq_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sexmale

Container properties

numberBurial 604
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 coffin
notesphase Ff (The shaft was likely reused)

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationW of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb typemastaba
code of tombanonymous tomb XLIb
material of tomblimestone, tafla bricks
datingOK (6)
tomb ownerunknown
social position
title
shaft50
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextgrid square: 1908/1909/2008/2009
wooden fragments, human bones and animal bones found inside burial pit
mud in the burial chamber (flooded)
fragments of limestone canopic jars (S/09/20) and pottery deposit in S part
under the pelvic area of the skeleton in the burial pit: 29 copper model tools and vessels (S/10/3a), faience beads from a necklace (S/10/3b) and fragments of gold foil

Bibliography
Myśliwiec, Karol (ed.)
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 1, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], pp. 199‒201, fig. 102, pl. CXLIII.
2013 Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 2, Varsovie: Neriton [Saqqara V], p. 429.