Saqqara

Saqqara is one of the most large archaeological sites in Egypt! It was the burying ground for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt, nevertheless it is still one of the virgin archaeologic sites.

This ai a list of the most famous monuments in Saqqara:

Gisr el-Mudir

 

Imhotep Museum

Mazghuna

Step Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Irukaptah

The Serapeum

Mastaba of Ti

Monastery of St. Jeremias

The Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Teti

Tomb of Nefer-her-ptah

Single Mastaba of Nebet and Khenut

Tomb of Nefer and Companions

Tomb of Mereruka

Mastaba of Kagemni

Mastaba of Kagemni

Inside the mastaba of Kagemni

From mastaba of Kagemni

Kagemni followed the rules of both the Third (2649-2575 B.C.E.) and 4th (2575-2465 B.C.E.) Dynasties of Egypt. He acted as the mayor of the capital of Memphis for Huni (2599-2575  B.C.E.)  and  as  a  vizier  for  Sneferu (2575-2551 B.C.E.). Kagemni, nonetheless, is famous for his Teachings, written for him by a scriber named Kaires, a clarifying  text  referred with  special  attitudes  of  service and  dedication  on  the  part  of  high-ranking  officials. Kagemnis  tomb  at  Saqqara, near the pyramid of Teti was  L-shaped  and  represented  dancers,  acrobats,  hunting, scribblers, and agricultural settings in pretty reliefs. There were pits included in the tomb for tone boats as well.

Mastaba belongs to an official who was appointed as a chief of justness, the highest governmental post in old Egypt, in the reign of the king Teti the 1st king of the sixth dynasty.

Kagemni was a son in law to the pharaoh and this was why he responsible him with such a high post. This enabled Kagemni to build an some ornamented tomb close to the pyramid of his king Teti. With his high put up and royal connecters, Kagemni was effective to get the best Egyptian workers of the time to progress his tomb.

Mastaba is on the dot located to the northwestern of the pyramid of Teti and to the northwest of the main pyramid at the complex of Saqqara, the step pyramid of King Djoser. This location reflects the essential power of such a high govermtal situation of the time.

This Mastaba tomb, which is an serious stage in the conversion from Mastaba building to pyramids building, was first discovered by Richard Lepsius, opening up Prussian Egyptologist and linguist and pioneer of modern archaeology, in 1843.

Tomb of Mereruka

Entrance of the tomb of Mereruka

Mereruka served King Teti (2323-2291 B.C.E.) as vizier, chief justice, and the executive program of Tetis cult personnel. The son of  the  noble  Nedjetempet,  Mereruka  married  Princess Sesheshet, also addressed  Idut. She  was  Tetis  daughter. His son was Meryteti. Mereruka made the royal tomb of Teti as part of his responsibilities as vizier.

Mererukas have tomb in Saqqara is  a  amazing monument, spread by his grand wife and son. The tomb contains more than thirty chambers and was designed as a vast mastab

Tomb of Mereruka

A serdab was likewise part of the design. Scenes of gardening, fishing, fowling, hunting, harp playing, scribes, spreads, pets, and dwarves cater historical data of the period.

Tomb of Companions and Nefer

On the south side of the causeway leading to the Pyramid of King Unas is the Tomb of Nefer and Companions from the 5th Dynasty, in all probability the family or communal tomb of a guild of singers. It has a single chamber, 8 meters long, with nine tomb shots. In one of these was found the mummy of a naked man, raised only with a necklace of blue pearls, lying on his side with his legs more or less bent, as if asleep. The walls, looked with plaster, display a rich kind of reliefs. On the left hand wall are 5 rows of pictures from everyday life, letting in woodworkers, producing scenes, and a particular and informative scene depicting the debut of a boat. On the right wall the dead men are depicted with their wives at a funeral junket.

Single Mastaba of Nebet and Khenut

Mastaba of Nebet

To the northwest of the Pyramid of King Unas is the big Double Mastaba of "Nebet" and "Khenut", Unas's wives, which earlier covered an area of 161ft/49m by 72ft/22m and stood 13 ft/4 metre high. Both tombs have the very ground plan and layout, reflecting the equal status of the two occupiers. Khenut's tomb, to the west, is much finished, but Nebet's is well kept and worth close inspection.

The entrance, on the southwest side, leads into an antechamber of some size, the walls of which are decorated with rests of the dead Queen navigation in a boat through the marshes, etc. To the left (westward) of this chamber is a spacious open court, without decoration, and straight on is a second, earlier, antechamber with highly unusual mural eases showing Nebet with servants bringing in food and sledges laden with great jars; one of the women of the serail is a dwarf. On the north wall, preceding the door, Nebet is read seated in front of votive oblations.