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Review Article Volume 3 Issue 6
The false door of sedekhi discovered recently at Saqqara
Saleh Soleiman
Faculty of Archaeology, Damietta University, Egypt
Received: October 11, 2018 | Published: December 20, 2018
Citation: Soleiman S. The false door of sedekhi discovered recently at Saqqara. J His Arch & Anthropol Sci. 2018;3(6):818-821. DOI: 10.15406/jhaas.2018.03.00171
Abstract
This article concerns a recently discovered Old Kingdom inscribed limestone false door at Saqqara. The false door is described, the scenes are explained and texts are translated. The false door is dated according to place of discovery, name, titles and epithets of the deceased, offering formula, architectual features and its decoration.
Keywords: Old kingdom, pyramid, Saqqara, excavations, false door, limestone, hieroglyphic inscription, thousand of birds, Sedekhi, Tomb
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