Mastaba Y
Western Cemetery
Large anonymous mud-brick mastaba located just west of Lepsius 20-21 in the central sector of the Abu Bakr Cemetery. Archaeological evidence suggests a probable early Fourth Dynasty date for Mastaba Y.
Details
- ID
- Mastaba Y
- Alternate IDs
- Mastaba Y; MastabaY
- Site Name
- Western Cemetery
- Site Type
- Mud-brick mastaba
- Tomb Owner
- No
- Bibliography
- Brovarski 2018
- Remarks
- Although the orientations of the two mastabas are aligned, Mastaba Y seems to have been in place before Lepsius 20-21 was erected. As Lepsius 19, Mastaba X, and Lepsius 20-21 were probably roughly contemporaneous, this means Mastaba Y antedates the "Persen Complex."