LMP no.
073
Code
D49
Location
Saqqara
Owner
XnmwHtp
P&M ref.
IIIČ-578-579/309/749
Tomb type Mastaba
Gender Male
Most likely date -
Dating P&M Dynasty 5
Dating Harpur Niuserre - Djedkare-Isesi, early (taq) Harpur no. 481-ESP
Dating Cherpion Userkaf
Dating Kanawati - Kanawati no. -
Other dating -
King Userkaf
Literature Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, nos. 4, 34-35, 37-38 and possibly 6-7 (see L.no. 133a).
Málek, in:
BSEG 6, p. 60-67 [no.5].
Mariette,
Mastabas, p. 311-312.
Petrie & Murray,
Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 14-16, 24-26, pl. XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XXV, XXVI, XXVII.
Remarks The following blocks possibly belonged to this tomb: Berlin 14102-4, 14106-7 and Dresden Aeg. 751 en Rome, Barracco No. 2.
For Berlin 14103 see LMP no. 180a and for the last two blocks LMP no. 133a.
Summary1 rooms (I)
6 walls (75, 76, 79, 81, Fr-01, Fr-02)

Plan remarks Plan: drawing from Mastabas, p. 311-312.
Numbering from Petrie & Murray.

 

Room  I Wall  75 Orientation  W          

Sources Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI,50.
Remarks False door in Cairo Museum CG1423.

Register  75/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  4 Text: ?  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Remains of a servant facing right with a staff.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI [50].

Register  75/x+2 K from above:  x+2 K from below:  3 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Two offering bearers facing right with chests.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI [50].

Register  75/x+3 K from above:  x+3 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Two offering bearers facing right carrying sandals amongst other things.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI [50].

Register  75/x+4 K from above:  x+4 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Two offering bearers facing right with sandals, a bag and a mat.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI [50].

Register  75/x+4a K from above:  x+4 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Three offering bearers facing left with a bundle of cloth with a calfshead, sandals, a bag etc.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15, pl. XV, XXVI [50].

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes: A> - Owner (looking right), incl. family members
    
   Description: Owner with wife and son.
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes:
    
   Description: Owner with wife and son.
   Literature: -

Room  I Wall  76 Orientation  E          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, nos. 4 & 35.
Málek, in:
BSEG 6, p. 60-67 [no.5.2.1].
Moss, in:
Gedenkschrift für S. Morenz.
Petrie & Murray,
Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,1, 3 [nos. 1, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16].
Remarks Architrave with offering list. A fragment is now in London, BM1166. The wall scheme is a reconstruction of the northern section of this wall, excluding the architrave. Including Basle, Museum für Völkerkunde III.5219 (left side of EX/FM) & London, BM872 (right side of EX/FM). Dresden Aeg. 749 depicting the owner in a chair with his wife seated in front of him and a monkey beneath the chair possibly belonged to the southern section of this wall.

Register  76/1 K from above:  1 K from below:  7 Text: N  
   N:  7 Wpi:  U  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     O=Offerings on display
   Description: Remains of a register depicting offerings on display.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.15

Register  76/2 K from above:  2 K from below:  6 Text: N  
   N:  7 Wpi:  U  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     O=Offerings on display
   Description: Remains of a register depicting offerings on display.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.15

Register  76/6 K from above:  6 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  7 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: GA - Games / Music
     D=Dancing
   Description: Remains of at least four female dancers (right) and two seated women clapping hands (left).
   Literature: Baltimore 22.83.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 4.
Petrie & Murray,
Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.10 & 3.13.

Register  76/7 K from above:  7 K from below:  1 Text: ?  
   N:  7 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: GA - Games / Music
     M=Musical group / orchestra, incl. singing
   Description: Very damaged remains of a depiction of a musical band with left a singer and right a harpist. The singer may have formed a group with a (now lost) flutist.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.9 & 3.16.

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes: A> - Owner (looking right), incl. family members
    
   Description: Owner seated in a arm-chair ( with a high back) inside a pavilion with his wife kneeling by his legs.
   Literature: -

Room  I Wall  79 Orientation  N          

Sources Málek, in: BSEG 6, p. 64.
Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII, 3.4-8.
Remarks According to Málek the following themes were depicted on this wall:
- Hippopotamus hunt (HU/H, Berlin 14101)
- Netting of fowl (FO/?, Berlin 14100)
- Boats (SH/Wr and Ws, symmetrical to those on the southern wall)

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: ?  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: HU - Hunting
H - Hippopotamus hunt
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: ?  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: FO - Fowling
? - Unknown
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: ?  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: SH - Ships
Wr - Wooden rowing boats
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: ?  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: SH - Ships
Ws - Wooden sailing boats
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Room  I Wall  81 Orientation  S          

Sources Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, nos. 34, 37-38.
Petrie & Murray,
Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, p. 15-16, p l. XVII,2,4-7, pl. XXVI,49.
Remarks Suggested reconstruction of the wall. Aberdeen No. 1553 (see Harpur, "Decoration", Appendix 1, no. 37) possibly fits here as well. This block depicts the harvest of grain (81/x+3?) with below two men accompanying a donkey (81/x+4?).

Register  81/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  6 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: EX - Extra categorical
     ?=Unknown
   Description: Only feet of three persons facing right are still visible.
   Literature: Dresden Aeg. 750.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 34.
Wreszinski,
Atlas I, pl. 393.

Register  81/x+2 K from above:  x+2 K from below:  5 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: SL - Slaughtering
     C=Domestic cattle
   Description: Men slaughtering a bull. The leg of the figure on the right continues on Aberdeen No. 1555.
   Literature: Dresden Aeg. 750.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 34, 38.
Wreszinski,
Atlas I, pl. 393.
   
 

Texts:

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: rxs
Translat:  Slaughtering.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  81/x+2a K from above:  x+2 K from below:  5 Text: ?  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Lower third of three offering bearers facing right with pieces of meat.
   Literature: Unpublished, Aberdeen No. 1555.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 38.

Register  81/x+3 K from above:  x+3 K from below:  4 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Hg=Grain harvest
   Description: Men harvesting grain.
   Literature: Dresden Aeg. 750.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 34.
Wreszinski,
Atlas I, pl. 393.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   <   Name(s)/Title(s)
Translit: HqA
Translat:  Overseer.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: <...> nt pr-Dt.f
Translat:  (...) of his estate.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks:  Text starts on the unpublished block to the right (Aberdeen No. 1555; see Harpur, Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 38, p. 239).

Register  81/x+3a K from above:  x+3 K from below:  4 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Hg=Grain harvest
   Description: Grain.
   Literature: Unpublished, Aberdeen No. 1555.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 38.

Register  81/x+3b K from above:  x+3 K from below:  4 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Hfl=Flax harvest
   Description: Block depicting men harvesting flax. Probably belonging to this register.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,5.

Register  81/x+4 K from above:  x+4 K from below:  3 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Td=Threshing by donkeys
   Description: Top with text on Dresden Aeg. 750. A block depicting a man with a stick and some donkeys joins to Dresden Aeg. 750.
   Literature: Dresden Aeg. 750.
Harpur,
Decoration, Appendix 1, no. 34.
Petrie & Murray,
Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,4.
Wreszinski,
Atlas I, pl. 393.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   >   Spoken
Translit: ir HA.k im.sn
Translat:  Get back among them.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   >   Name(s)/Title(s)
Translit: HqA
Translat:  Overseer.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Row(s)   >   Name(s)/Title(s)
Translit: iry xt <...>
Translat:  Custodian of property (...).
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  81/x+4a K from above:  x+4 K from below:  3 Text: ?  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: AG - Agriculture; grain and flax
     Tr=Transportation by donkey (to / from threshing)
   Description: Lower half of a man with (loaden?) donkeys. Belongs to the right hand side of this wall and would logically fit in this register.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,7.

Register  81/x+5 K from above:  x+5 K from below:  2 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  L?  
   Themes: AL - Agriculture; land preparation and horticulture
     Lp=Land preparation with plough
   Description: Men ploughing (part of the same block as reg. 81/x+4a).
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,7.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   >   Caption
Translit: <... skA> in izwt.f
Translat:  (... ploughing) by his crews.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  81/x+6 K from above:  x+6 K from below:  1 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: SH - Ships
     Wr=Wooden rowing boats
   Description: Wooden rowing boat.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,2.
   
 

Texts:

Mixed   >   Spoken
Translit: ir Hr imy-wrt sSAA nfr
Translat:  Starboard, row well.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks:  Composition: 1-2) Columns; 3) Row.

Column(s)   >   Name(s)/Title(s)
Translit: N
Translat:  N.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Register  81/x+6a K from above:  x+6 K from below:  1 Text: Y  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: SH - Ships
     Ws=Wooden sailing boats
   Description: Wooden sailing boat.
   Literature: Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,6.
   
 

Texts:

Column(s)   <   Spoken
Translit: Xt.k Hr mw ir sbAty i<w>.k m Xnw
Translat:  Your body on the water! Be a helmsman, while you are in the water(way).
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Column(s)   <   Caption
Translit: mr imnt nfrt
Translat:  The canal of the beautiful west.
LitRef:  LMS
Remarks: -

Room  I Wall  Fr-01 Orientation            

Sources Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.3.
Remarks

Register  Fr-01/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  ? Text: Y  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: KI - Kitchen scenes
     Ba=Baking bread
   Description: Remains of a register depicting either the baking of bread.
   Literature: Faltings, Die Keramik der Lebensmittelproduktion im Alten Reich, p. 234.
Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.3.
   
 

Texts:

Row(s)   <   Caption
Translit: <sqr x>AD
Translat:  Einen Hirtenfladen formen.
LitRef:  Faltings, Die Keramik der Lebensmittelproduktion im Alten Reich, p. 234.
Remarks: -

Room  I Wall  Fr-02 Orientation            

Sources Petrie & Murray, Seven Memphite Tomb Chapels, pl. XVII,3.11 & 3.20.
Remarks Two blocks with remains of offerings on display (OF/O).

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
O - Offerings on display
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
O - Offerings on display
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
O - Offerings on display
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
O - Offerings on display
    
   Description: -
   Literature: -


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