Reisner, George Andrew: The early dynastic cemeteries of Naga-ed-Dêr (Band 3): A provincial cemetery of the pyramid age, Naga-ed-Der (Oxford: University Press by John Johnson, 1932)

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TYPES OF GRAVES AND BURIALS IN OEM. N 500-900

C. Orientation of Bodies Preserved (not of graves):
The figures are per cents.:
Total
Types ‘S’ ‘N’ ‘W’ ‘NW’ ‘SE’ ‘SW’ ‘E’
‘NE’
Per cent.
(«) IVandiv, 84-2 4-0 6-6 2-6 2-6 o-o o-o
Dyn. II-IIL
o-o
= 100
(6) V and v, 41-5 48-8 4-9 2-4 o-o 2-4 o-o
Dyn. IV.
o-o
= 100
D.
(c) vi, 4*55 82-8 6-6 0-5 o-o o-o 4-55
Dyn. V-VL
Distribution and Percentages of Different Types of Graves:
i-o
= 100
Number of graves: Type Type
Group
Group
Types Map i Map ii Map iii Totals Totals Per cent.
(a) IV A .. 6 .. 6
B .. 8 8
C .. .. 1 1 15 = 2-4
iv a 29 10 7 46
b 91 70 15 176
C 13 5° •• 63
d 2 i 6 9
Totals
Per cent.
e .. 1 .. 1 295 = 47-3
(b) V A .. .. 1 1
B 1 1
C .. •. 1 1_3 = °'5
v d (1) .. 12 .. 12
d (2) .. 2 .. 2
d (3) .. I .. I
e .. 2 .. 2 17 = 2-7
vc .. 1 2 3
a .. 5 10 15
b •• 3 2 5
_3i°
= 497
f 15 8 23_46 = 7'4
W vi a .. 4 29 33
vi b .. 3 14 17
vi c .. 1 17 18
vi d .. 25 133 158 226
vi e .. .. 20 20
66
= io-6
vi f .. .. 2 2 22 248
135 220 269 624
21-6% 35-3% 43-1%
Map i . . area 2,700 sq. m. = 19-6%; graves 135 = 21-6%
Map ii . . area 4,700 sq. m. = 34-0% ; graves 220 = 35*3 %
Map iii . . area 6,400 sq. m. = 46-4% ; graves 269 = 43-1 %
= 100-0