The mortuary temple of Queen Naert, the wife of Pharaoh King Teti (assassinated in 2291 BC} during excavations in Sakkara, near her husband's pyramid burial. 52 wooden sarcophagi were discovered in deep burial shafts near the funerary temple. They dated back to around the 16th and the 11th century BC. Other finds include a ca. 4 meters-long papyrus that contains texts from the Book of the Dead, statues, stelae, toys, wooden boats and funerary masks.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Egypt, Abū Şīr
- geo:29.875364,31.22246
- Location ± 25-100 m.
Period or year:
- -2200~ / -10xx~
Class:
- Temple or sanctuary
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=69770
Annotations
Relevant museums
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Berlin, Neues Museum
Berlin, Neues Museum
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
Allard Pierson Museum
Het Allard Pierson Museum is het archeologisch museum van de Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden
Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet
Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
The British Museum
The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sixth Dynasty
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6th dynasty
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