Mastaba of Queens Khenut and Nebet

Queens Nebet (Nebit) and Khenut were wifes of King Unas (Unis). The Double Mastaba of Nebet and Khenut is located in the section of the Pyramid of their husband, in the Necropolis of Saqqara. It originally covered an area of 161ft/49m by 72ft/22m and stood 13ft/4m high. The two parts of the double mastaba are equal with the same ground plan and layout. While the part of Nebet is well-preserved, fascinating and worth close inspection, that of Khenut is much ruined. It comprises three rooms with the second as the most interesting. A gallery can be reached through a doorway from the second room. What is most fascinating in this gallery are the walls which are beautifully decorated. The entrance, on the southeast side, leads into an antechamber of some size. Walls of this antechamber are de...Read More