Tomb of Unisankh at Saqqara and Chicago
Subtitle: Unis cemetery north-west II
By: Pavel Onderka ; with forword by Christian E. Loeben ; and contribution by Jaromír Leichmann
Contributors: Loeben, Christian E.; Leichmann, Jaromír; Národní muzeum v Praze
Series: Editio monographica Musei nationalis Pragae -- num. 5; Editio Monographica Musei Nationalis Pragae -- num. 5.
Publisher: Czech Institute of Egyptology
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Prague
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9788070362563
Subjects: Tombs; Excavations (Archaeology); Relief (Sculpture), Ancient; Relief (Sculpture), Egyptian; Antiquities
Description: Unisankh's tomb was built within the so-called Unis Cemetery-North West, set between the funerary complexes of Netjerykhet and Unis in Central Saqqara. Together with two adjoining tombs of the viziers Ihy and Iynefert, it forms the core of the so-called Line A. The Tomb of Unisankh was discovered and excavated by James E. Quibell, then the chief inspector at Saqqara in 1908, for the purpose of the sale of its chapel to the Chicago museum. The Tomb built of Tura (or more precisely Maasara) limestone is an example of non-royal, large, multi-roomed mastabas belonging to the highest officials of the late Old Kingdom.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96).