LMP no.
071		 Code
S920		 Location
Saqqara		 Owner
?		 P&M ref.
IIIČ-499/350/754
Tomb type Mastaba
Gender ?
Most likely date Dynasty 5
Dating P&M Dynasty 5
Dating Harpur Dynasty 5 Harpur no. 561-NSP/573-Saq
Dating Cherpion -
Dating Kanawati - Kanawati no. -
Other dating -
King -
Literature Clarke-Engelbach, Ancient Egyptian Masonry.
Goyon, JEOL 21, pl. XXIIIa.
Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, nos. 24-30.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-123.
Maspero, Le Musée Égyptien, p. 25-27.
Quibell, Saqqara (1907-1908), p. 26.
Wreszinski, Atlas III, pl. 33a.
Remarks Including JE40027, former block I in LMP no. 79a (Harpur no. 573-Saq, dated in dynasty 5 or 6).
Summary1 rooms (I)
6 walls (Fr-01, Fr-02, Fr-03, Fr-04, Fr-05, Fr-06)

Plan remarks Plan: drawing from suggested plan and placing of the blocks by Harpur in SAK 13, plan 1 on p. 117.

 

Room  I Wall  Fr-01 Orientation  E?          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 24-25.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-112, fig 1-2.
P&M III²-350/754.
Remarks JE40027 and JE39960 (only right part of lower register). These two blocks originally belonged to the right-hand side of a wall.

Register  Fr-01/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  3 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Ps=Piling sheaves
Td=Threshing by donkeys
   Description: Piling sheaves (left) and transportation of sheaves by donkeys (right). To the left an arm with a stick is still visible possibly part of a depiction of donkeys on the threshing floor.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 24-25.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-123, fig. 1.
Montet, Scènes, p. 72.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: wbc
Translat:  Piling up (grain).
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  Fr-01/x+2 K from above:  x+2 K from below:  2 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Prb=Procession of birds
   Description: Procession of cranes and geese.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 24-25.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-123, fig. 1.
Montet, Scènes, p. 72.
   
 

Texts:

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: r<A> Sd
Translat:  Crammed greylag goose.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: r<A> Sd
Translat:  Crammed greylag goose.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: aw
Translat:  Young common crane.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: wDa
Translat:  Demoiselle crane.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: DAt
Translat:  Grey crane.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  Fr-01/x+3 K from above:  x+3 K from below:  1 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: ST - Stock / cattle-breeding
     Ccr=Cattle-crossing (waterways)
   Description: Cattle crossing water.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 24-25.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-123, fig. 1.
Montet, Scènes, p. 72.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   <   Spoken
Translit: mniw pw anx <...>
Translat:  Herdsman, be (watchful).
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: wAH S
Translat:  Crossing the lake.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: prt m mHt
Translat:  Coming out of the papyrus.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  Fr-01/x+3a K from above:  x+3 K from below:  1 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: SL - Slaughtering
     C=Domestic cattle
   Description: Men roping a calf.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 24-25.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.107-112, fig 1-2.
P&M III²-350/754.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: nDrt iwAt int nD<t>-Hr
Translat:  Grasping the cow, bringing offerings.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Room  I Wall  Fr-02 Orientation  S?          

Sources Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.112-115, fig. 3.
Montet, Scènes, p. 296.
Remarks In Cario Museum, no. JE39866.

Register  Fr-02/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: Y  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: TR - Trades
     Mv=Manufacturing stone vessels
   Description: Manufacturing stone vessels.
   Literature: Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.112-115, fig. 3.
Montet, Scènes, p. 296.
   
 

Texts:

?   ?   Name(s)/Title(s)
Translit: Hm<w.ty>
Translat:  Craftsman.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: bAs
Translat:  bAs -vessel.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: nms.t
Translat:  nms.t - jar.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: ir.t nms.t
Translat:  Manufacturing a nms.t -jar.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Room  I Wall  Fr-03 Orientation  N?          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 26.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.116-117, fig. 4.
Remarks In Cairo Museum, no. JE39860.

Register  Fr-03/1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: VA - Various
     Ma=Market scenes
   Description: Market scene with from left to right: a woman seated with a basket of bread (?) in front of her, a woman is offering her two bowls of liquid, a third woman pours liquid into a bowl (which is held by a kneeling man) and two men carrying a tray of food.
   Literature: cf. L.no. 48 and 49.
Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 26.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.116-117, fig. 4.

Room  I Wall  Fr-04 Orientation  E?          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 27.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.117-119, fig. 5.
Remarks In Cairo Museum, no. JE39963.

Register  Fr-04/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: ?  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Hfl=Flax harvest
   Description: Very damaged remains of flax harvest.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 27.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.117-119, fig. 5.

Register  Fr-04/2 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: ST - Stock / cattle-breeding
     Cc=Care of domestic cattle
   Description: Calf on knees and two other calves.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 27.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.117-119, fig. 5.

Register  Fr-04/3 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: ST - Stock / cattle-breeding
     Cc=Care of domestic cattle
   Description: Two well fed calves, one of which is drinking out of a bowl.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 27.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.117-119, fig. 5.

Room  I Wall  Fr-05 Orientation  N?          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 28.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.120, fig. 6.
Remarks In Cairo Museum, no. JE39864.

Register  Fr-05/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Five offering bearers facing right and carrying from left to right: a chest, a box, a mat/screen, a sunblind and a bundle of cloth.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 28.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p. 120, fig. 6.

Room  I Wall  Fr-06 Orientation  W?          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 29-30.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.121-122, fig. 7.
Remarks In Cairo Museum, no. JE40049 and in Brooklyn Museum, no. 35.640.

Register  Fr-06/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: SH - Ships
     Ws=Wooden sailing boats
   Description: Part of the hull from a boat. An overseer watches some men haul the ropes. On both sides of the mast two rowers are seated. To the right stands a man holding the sail.
   Literature: Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 29-30.
Harpur, in: SAK 13 (1986), p.121-122, fig. 7.

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