Mastaba of Hesy-Re, Ancient tomb in Saqqara, Egypt
The Mastaba of Hesy-Re measures 43 meters in length and 5 meters in height, constructed with black baked mudbrick and white limestone plaster interior.
The tomb was discovered in 1861 by Egyptologists Auguste Mariette and James Edward Quibell, who transferred wooden panels and artifacts to the Egyptian Museum.
The eleven decorated cedar wood panels show Hesy-Re at different life stages, performing rituals and seated at offering tables with inscriptions of his titles.
The tomb complex includes a corridor leading to an anteroom with a frieze, connecting to a serdab chamber intended for statue placement.
The structure contains the earliest known painted tomb decorations from the Third Dynasty, featuring panels crafted from imported Lebanese cedar wood.
Location: Saqqara
GPS coordinates: 29.86850,31.21863
Latest update: March 16, 2025 14:32
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