689_BeH_W

Container owner

nameThena
titleHm.t-nTr Hw.t-Hr.w: priestess of Hathor
sexfemale

Container properties

number481c
materialwood
present location
state of preservationdecayed
periodOK
dynasty6
type
updated typology
shaperectangular (box)
lidflat
length?
width?
height?
inscription?
decoration?
inner decoration?
descriptionremains of a wooden coffin
notesS shaft of the main tomb owner, Apa, was found empty. Tomb reused in MK.

Container findspot

localityBeni Hassan
site
location
tomb typerock-cut
code of tomb481
material of tomb
datingOK, 6
tomb ownerApa
social position
title
shaftN
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextburial chamber with three coffins in which three ladies (mother [Seneb] and two daughters [Teta and Thena]) were buried

Bibliography
Garstang, John
1907 The burial customs of ancient Egypt as illustrated by tombs of the Middle Kingdom; being a report of excavations made in the necropolis of Beni Hassan during 1902-3-4, London: Archibald Constable & Co LTD, pp. 37–40.