(Re)-Discovery of the Tomb of Nymaatra (Marietteâs TombÂ DÂ 17/DÂ 72)

Miroslav BÃ¡rta; Lucie VendelovÃ¡ JirÃ¡skovÃ¡

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ChapterÂ 13 (Re)-Discovery of the Tomb of Nymaatra (Marietteâs TombÂ DÂ 17/DÂ 72)

In: Rethinking Ancient Egypt

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Miroslav BÃ¡rta

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The tomb of Nymaatra, located in north Saqqara, was rediscovered by the Czech mission in 2021. It was initially excavated by the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette back in the 1860s. The tomb features unique architectural evidence and dates to the early 5th Dynasty (twenty-fifth centuryÂ B.C.E.). The mastabaâs cult facilities consist of a row of several small chapels and serdabs, built probably for other members of Nymaatraâs family. The fashion in which the subterranean residence, with two rooms, was built and the sheer size of the tomb, covering an area of about 1500â¯sq. m., also make the tomb rather unique. Nymaatra is probably represented in the mortuary complex of Sahura, where he features among the highest officials of the time and even in the company of Sahuraâs successor, the king-to-be Neferirkara. Together, all of this provides evidence for a rather exceptional standing of Nymaatra in the court society of the early 5th Dynasty.

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Rethinking Ancient Egypt

Studies in Honor of Ann Macy Roth

Series:Â Harvard Egyptological Studies, Volume: 22

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004708402

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 24 Sep 2024

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- Ancient Near East and Egypt
  - Archaeology, Art & Architecture
  - Egyptology

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PartÂ 1 New Interpretations

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