Mereruka's Mastaba in Saqqara

Mereruka's Mastaba in Saqqara

His mastaba tomb remained hidden from view until it was discovered and excavated by Jean-Jacques de Morgan a French mining engineer geologist and archaeologist from the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1892 While most of the rooms in Mereruka's mastaba are strikingly decorated the interior including a false doorway housing a Mereruka statue remains remarkably intact and unique The structure of this tomb in Saqqara comprising 33 chambers is a striking example A fully intact lifelike Mereruka statue was found in the main chamber at the far end of the mastaba. Mereruka was a minister of King Teti the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt

Mastaba of Mereruka / image - kairoinfo4u

The tomb tells the story of various creations from pottery production hunting and furniture making to wall scenes in Mereruka's mastaba tomb depicting sculptors and carpenters working on stone vases while Mereruka and his wife examine gemstones Some of the workers were Egyptian dwarves in 2340 BC. This includes the fauna of the Nile filled with reeds and a variety of wild animals The lush Nile Riverbank scene from the Egyptian swamp hunting scene of Mereruka's tomb depicts five men rowing a boat A nesting pipit protects its young from intruding ichneumons or mongooses by covering them with their wings or swarming the Nile. An adult hippopotamus captures and kills a basking crocodile while another crocodile turns the tables waiting to swallow a newborn hippopotamus

The lush Nile Riverbank scene from the Egyptian swamp hunting scene of Mereruka's tomb depicts five men rowing a boat A nesting pipit protects its young from intruding ichneumons or mongooses by covering them with their wings or swarming the Nile. An adult hippopotamus captures and kills a basking crocodile while another crocodile turns the tables waiting to swallow a newborn hippopotamus

Mastaba of Mereruka Dynasty 6 reign of Teti Saqqara Teti Cemetery / image - kairoinfo4u

In another scene Mereruka is depicted with three dogs and a pet monkey on the wall of Room 7 Vatetkethor the priestess of Hathor daughter of King Vatetkethor Sheshat sits with Mereruka on a large couch playing the lyre to comfort her as she rests In the complex to the left of the entrance to Mereruka's tomb scenes depicting the receiving of offerings and elaborately carved furniture are shown Within the tomb of the deity Mereruka in addition to the position during the period of the 6th Dynasty the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt is organized into a group of dynasties that ruled during the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt during the time of the pharaohs Nemtima I and Yuserkare including Pepi I of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.