Reisner, George Andrew: The development of the Egyptian tomb down to the accession of Cheops (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Pr. [u.a.], 1936)

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TOMB TYPES OF DYNASTY I, FIRST PART (MENES TO ZET)

Abydos Cem. B, row 5, a, b, c.

Substructures:
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
5/a. Overall
• 3'4m-
27 m.
1/1-36
8-5 sq. m.
5/b- „
. 3-8 m.
2-2 m.
1/17
8-36 sq. m.
5/c- ,,
• 3’3 m-
2-6 m.
1/1-27
8-58 sq. m.
5/a. Inside
. 2-4 m.
i'5 m-
1/1-6
3-6 sq. m.
5/b- „
. 27 m.
1-4 m.
1/1-9
3-78 sq. m.
5/c- „
. 2-3 m.
i-6 m.
i/i-43
3-68 sq. m.
The width of the streets (or
spaces) between the substructures are as
follows (the three columns of

figures giving the variation in the widths):

Front of B 19 .
3-8 m.
Front of B 15 .
3-2 m.
Front of B 10 .
4-6 m.
Front of B 6, B 14
4-0 m.
2-5
m.
Front of row 1 .
2-3 m.
2'0
m.
2-0
m
Front of row 2 .
2-3 m.
2'4
m.
2’3
m
Front of row 3 .
2-i m.
2-6
m.
2'4
m
Front of row 4 .
3-0 m.
2-8
m.
3-1
m
Front of row 5 .
2-4 m.
27
m.
4-2
m
Front of row 6 .
2-4 m.
2-8
m.
1-2
m
Front of row 7 .
2-7 m.
2-4
m.
2-4
m
Front of row 8 .
2-25 m.
2-2
m.
2-2
m
Front of row 9 .
i-8 m.
2'0
m.
1-7
m
Front of row 10
i-8 m.
1-8
m.
1-8
m
Front of row 11
•
i-2 m.
Abydos Cem. B; measurements of tombs,
rows
6-12:

i-xxix to i-xlvii:

Row 6:
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
Floor area
6/a.
Overall .
. 3-6 m.
2-8 m.
1/1-28
io-i sq. m.
4-68 sq. m
6/b.
>>
• 37m-
2-8 m.
i/i-32
10-4 sq. m.
4-68 sq. m
6/c.
. 3-6 m.
2-6 m.
1/1-36
9-36 sq. m.
4-16 sq. m
Row 7:
7/a.
Overall .
• 37 m-
2-7 m.
Vi-37
9-99 sq. m.
4-42 sq. m
7/b.
. 3-6 m.
2-4 m.
l/l-2
8-64 sq. m.
3-64 sq. m
7/c.
• 3'4m-
2-2 m.
I/I-54
7-92 sq. m.
2-88 sq. m
Row 8:
8/a. Overall .
. 4-0 m.
2-5 m.
1/1 -6
io-o sq. m.
4'5 s9- m-
8/b.
- 37m-
2-6 m.
1/1-42
9-62 sq. m.
3-9 sq-m-
8/c.
. 3-6 m.
2-7 m.
i/i-33
9-92 sq. m.
4'59 sq- m
Row 9:
g/a.
Overall .
. 4-1 m.
2-6 m.
i/i-5
io-66 sq. m.
4-65 sq. m
9/b-
• 37m-
2-7 m.
i/i-37
9-99 sq. m.
4-16 sq. m.
9/c-
• 3'5 m
2-8 m.
1/1-24
9-8 sq. m.
4’5 sq- m.