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Saqqara
) Firstly , The Northern Section; it comprises a number of tombs , the most famous of which are the Tomb of Kaaper (Sheikh El Balad) and the Tomb of Hesire . The northern section also includes a Serapeum (the underground galleries reserved for burying the Ibis and Baboon after their mummification) , a number of mud-brick mastabas for kings of the First and Second Dynasties , and a number of rock-cut tombs from the New Kingdom ; one of which is the Tomb of Aper-al . Secondly , the Middle Section that encloses the Complex of Zoser and the Pyramid of Userkaf , first king of the Fifth Dynasty . ) Thirdly , the Section of Teti Pyramid; it includes the Pyramid of Teti , first king of the Sixth Dynasty , the two pyramids of his wives: Iput and Khuit , as well as a number of tombs for some high officials such as Mereruka , Kagmeni , and Ankhmahor . Fourthly , the Western Section that encompasses the Serapeum and a group of tombs , the most important of which is the Tombs of Ti , Ptahhotep , Akhethotep and the tomb of the philosophers . Fifthly , the Section of the Pyramid of Unas which includes the Pyramid of Unas with its complex , the Complex of Sekhemkhet (son of Zoser) , a big number of tombs from the Old and New Kingdoms , and some tombs from the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Dynasties . Additionally , this section involves a number of highly significant tombs belonging to some members of the Royal Family such as the Tomb Akhet-Hotep and the Mastabas of the Queen Khenut and Queen Nebet , Aynofret , Princess Idut , and the Vizier Mehu . Sixthly , the Southern Section that includes some pyramids ) |
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