This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 142
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An Old Kingdom mastaba tomb with painted decorations has been discovered by a team from the German Archaeological Institute working at Dahshur. Inscriptions name the deceased as Senebnebef, a palace official, and his wife Idut, a priestess of Hathor. The tomb is thought to date to either the late Fifth or early Sixth Dynasty, and is part of a large cemetery for the town surrounding the Red Pyramid. Unusually for this area, the tomb walls are decorated with paintings of offering scenes, agricultural work, and boats on the Nile.
Above & below: The painted mastaba tomb of Senebnebef and his wife Idut, found at Dahshur.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / All images: © Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
