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Mastabas in the Vicinity of Unas Pyramid
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From the Pyramid of Unas, all along the Causeway, there are excavated several tombs and mastabas, most of them still have beautiful and informative reliefs, still with original color. Here is a selection of these though the mastaba of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep will have its own article: The Tomb of Amen-Tefnakht The Tomb of Mehu The entrance lies to the east and depicts Mehu on either side. A short corridor leads to a small room with scenes of hunting and fishing. Here are also scenes with birds in their nests, men preparing food for the birds and mending nets. The corrdor continues on towards west, here are scenes from daily life, with the preparing of food, brewing, baking, harvesting, sailing, metalworking. A doorway to the north leads into a courtyard with two columns in the western part, both show Mehu. other walls depict offering scenes and gardening. There is also a false door, dedicated to Kahotep, Mehu´s son. At the end of the corridor are scenes with fruit-picking and offerings like bulls and oryx. A short passaage leads off the corridor to a small offering room where more reliefs show even more offerings and also musicians like harpers, clappers and dancers. This offering room opens up to two more rooms to the west and to the north. The room to the north, is a chapel for Mehu and his offerings. Here is his false door, a piece of great workmanship. It is made of limestone, painted dark red to imitate granite and the hieroglyphs are yellow. It has an unusual style of decoration in which the limestone of the stela shows through dark red paint, which was used to simulate granite, highlighting the hieroglyphic text in yellow. This results in a wonderfully detailed piece of craftsmanship. Other walls of this room are painted in greyish blue and depict many more offering scenes. The room leading to the west is a small chapel to Merireankh who was 'Supervisor of Prophets for the Pyramid of Pepi I". It is believed that this was the original owner of this tomb and that Mehy usurped it. The tomb of Neferherenptah The tomb of Irukaptah (Khenu) Further into the tomb there are scenes with Irukaptah and his family hunting fowl with throwing-sticks from a boat. Other men in boats accompany them hunting and fishing.Next, there are four registers of scenes with brightly decorated ships, probably hauling cargo, with sails that bellow in a strong wind. Behind the sails are cabins. The tomb of Nefer The Mastaba of Akhethotep The mastaba of Akhethotep is located north of the ramp of Unas, near the mastaba of Niankh-Khum and Khum-Hotep. It should not be confused with the double mastaba of Ptah-hotep and Akhet-Hotep which is located west of the step pyramid and north of the Unas´ Complex. Not much is known about this tomb but here are some scenes with dancers with arms raised over the head. It has been searched by a team from the Louvre, France. The chapel of the tomb has been moved to the Louvre, which caused the tomb to be reburied and subsequently lost. Now there´s a search for more information about the site. Apart from these tombs, there is also a boat pit located just south of the upper part of the unas Causeway.
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Thessalonike The Tragic Queen Icelandic History The Althingi Byzantium before Constantine: The Greco-Roman City, 658 BCE - 330 CE Odin's lament A FATEFUL CHARIOT RACE: The STORY of PELOPS and OENOMAUS The Thanatos from Ephesus The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara The Unas Pyramid and Surroundings. Horemheb and His Contemporaries Pepi I and His Consorts Pepi II - an Unusually Long Reign The Last Royal Tombs of the Old Kingdom Northern Saqqara - The Pyramids of Teti and Queens Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Mereruka, His Wife & Son Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Kagemni Benu of Iunu - The Prototype Phoenix The Ennead of Iunu I: Where Gods Were Born The Ennead of Iunu II: The Foundation for Religious Life History of Devon Northern Saqqara III: The Tomb of Ankhmahor Northern Saqqara IV: The Tomb of Akhethotep & Ptahotep Northern Saqqara V: The Mastaba of Ti Northern Saqqara VI: Early Dynastic & 3rd Dynastic Tombs Northern Saqqara VII: The Serapeum Northern Saqqara VII: Other Animal Burials Styles of Houses in Ancient Egypt I Lady of Philae, Lady of Abaton Styles of House in Ancient Egypt II Styles of Houses in Ancient Egypt III Aset in Festival Calendar of Festivals of Aset |