Virtual visit to Wahtye’s tomb

The Saqqara necropolis, located 30km west of Cairo, is home to a wealth of ancient Egyptian tombs and pyramids. The burial ground was established near the ancient administrative city of Memphis during the Early Dynastic period (c.2900-2649 BC) and remained in use for more than 3,000 years, although its popularity varied over time. Many Old Kingdom (c.2649-2152 BC) tombs have been found at Saqqara, including Pharaoh Djoser’s Step Pyramid Complex (c.2630-2611), which still dominates the landscape today. Use of the site decreased in the 4th dynasty, when the pharaohs chose to build their pyramids at Giza instead, but Saqqara had returned to favour by the 5th and 6th dynasties. The cemetery lo