Some newly uncovered blocks from the tomb of Rashepses at Saqqara

• Authors: El-Tayeb Hany
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The tomb of the Vizier, Rashepses, located in Saqqara to the north of Netjerykhet’s pyramid complex, belongs among the large and complex mastabas of the late Fifth Dynasty. The paper presents some of the decorated blocks which were uncovered during the exploration of the tomb by the Egyptian mission. These blocks include architectural components with the inscribed titles and name of the tomb owner, a fragment of a scene of the tomb owner at the offering table and a fragment of scenes showing the netting of birds and gathering papyrus.

Keywords

EN

Saqqara; Old Kingdom; Fifth Dynasty; mastaba; Rashepses; tomb decoration

Discipline

• ARCHAEOLOGY: ARCHAEOLOGY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Pražské egyptologické studie (Prague Egyptological Studies)
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 124-134

Contributors

author

El-Tayeb Hany

• Ministry of Antiquities, Saqqara Inspectorate