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KAGEMNI
Kagemni was a vizier at the end
of the Vth and the beginning of the VIth dynasty. His wonderful
mastaba was decorated , as it was usual at that time, with
very realistic scenes of the daily life in the Old Kingdom.
Scenes showing the feeding of poultry but also of hyenas
are of special interest.
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MERERUKA
Mereruka succeeded Kagemni as a
vizier under king Teti. His huge mastaba had no less than
32 rooms, and it appears sumptuous when compared to the remains
of king Teti's small pyramid. A very unusual relief can be
seen: Mereruka is seated before an easel, brush in hand, painting
(or rather writing) the three seasons of the Egyptian year,
not in the form of a landscape, but in hieroglyphs.
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IROUPTAHKHENU- NEFERENPTAH
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NEFER
The
artist followed the artistic convention, which enabled him
to render the most characteristic features of men, animals
and objects using the combination of points of view.The
west wall is taken up by six false doors ... The false door,
which played a major part in the funerary cult, provided
a link between the subterranean chambers of the tomb where
lied the mummies, and the chapel where the cult was performed.
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NIANKHKHNOUM-KHNOUMHOTEP
The mastaba "of the two brothers"
has a double chapel, where one can find, among others, a
famous scene showing the embrace of the two men. This position
can be explained by the exceptional type of this double
mastaba for two high-ranked courtiers of the same social
status thus of the same funerary status.
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PTAHOTEP
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TY
The tomb of Ty at Saqqara is probably the best-known non-royal
tomb of the Old Kingdom. It is remarkable for the range
of topics shown in its reliefs, the quality of their execution
and their excellent preservation
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