It is important to state why I chose the tomb of Nebkauhor for intensive study instead of one of the other tombs in Saqqara, such as Khentika, Ty, or Neferherenptah. he following are some answers to this question.
Fig. 1: he northern wall in the offering room
A. here is a severe lack of detailed information in the original publication of the tomb of Nebkauhor. In his description of the northern wall in the pillared hall, Hassan4 failed to describe several scenes and texts which I shall evaluate in my future study on the tomb of Nebkauhor.
Fig. 2: he facade
B. he tomb owner was the king’s eldest son of his body, and a vizier; therefore he was a man of considerable importance.
C. he tomb is also one of the last major tombs at saqqara still to be researched and to be published thoroughly.
D. here are many errors in the original publication of the tomb. Moreover, there are many errors in Hassan’s translation of the hieroglyphic texts, especially the biography.5
E. he tomb occupies a special place in the history of Old
Kingdom politics, and its art and architecture dates to the transitional period between the end of the fifth dynasty and the beginning of the Sixth. Akhethotep6 (the original owner, and also the one for whom most of the tomb’s decoration was carved) post-dates well-known tomb owners such as Ptahshepses at Abusir, and Ty, as well as Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, at Saqqara. He also predates well-known sixth dynasty tomb owners such as Kagemni, Mereruka and Ankhmahor.
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