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GRAVES SUBSIDIARY TO THE ROYAL TOMBS OF DYNASTY I AT ABYDOS 87
and o-6 m. on north. The western lining wall runs only from 1 to 10 with a thickness of 0-5 m.
The remaining west wall was built later. Cross walls between 1 to 6 are 0-55 m., and between
6-12, 0-4 m. The walls of No. 13 are o-66 m. on south, 0-5 m. on north, and 0-55 m. on
west.
reckoned as parallel to main tomb.
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
g i-5> !3- 6 N-s •
2-6 m.
i-8 m.
1/1-44
4-68 sq. m.
g 6-10. Square, 5 E-W
i-6 m.
1-7 m.
I/I’°5
2-72 sq. m.
g 11. Square, N-S .
i-6 m.
1-52 m
1/1-05
2-43 sq-m-
g 12. N-S
2-4 m.
1-4 m.
1/1-71
3-36 sq. m.
Total: 13 graves; 6 are
nearly square (5 E-W and 1
N-S) and 7 are
N-S graves; all 13 are
The small graves are not so small as in the Zer cemetery. Moreover, the members of the groups,
especially the important groups e and g, are not so uniform in size. The order of importance based on
the size of the graves is as follows:
Groups e, g, b, d, c, a, and f.
The smallest graves are in f, a, c, d. The number of graves in the groups is as follows:
Group f (57 graves), c (40 graves), a (22 graves), e (21 graves), g (13 graves), d (n graves), b (10
graves); total, 174 graves.
By position the order of importance appears to be g, a, f, b, c, d, e, but group e is obviously of much
greater importance than its position would indicate.
The proportions of the graves present the two forms of the Zer cemetery, the square and the oblong
form. The proportions of the square graves range from 1/1 to 1/1-09, and the oblong graves, from
i/i-ii to 1/3-25.
Like the Zer cemetery a number of graves are square, or nearly square, with the orientation
vaguely marked as the main tombs of Zer and Zet, N-S or E-W. The E-W graves are in group a
(22 graves) and are parallel to the southern face of the substructure of Zet and in group f (57 graves)
which may be counted either as parallel or as at right angles to the east face of the substructure.
ZET: TABLE
I: ORIENTATION
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Total
Square
• •
• .
8
9
• •
17 square graves
Square, E-W
3
9
5
17 square E-W
Square, N-S
• •
6
• •
1
7 square N-S
Total square
• •
• •
8
18
9
6
41 square graves
N-S graves
10
4°
3
3
7
63 N-S graves
E-W graves
22
• •
• •
• •
48
• •
70 E-W graves
Totals
22
10
4°
11
21
57
13
174
If the square graves be reckoned as having the same orientation as the other graves of their groups,
then we may reckon the following as N-S graves: group b (10), c (40), d(u), e(2i), and g (13); total,
95 N-S graves. E-W graves: group a (22) and group f (57); total, 79 E-W graves. The facts in regard
to the parallelism are presented as follows:
and o-6 m. on north. The western lining wall runs only from 1 to 10 with a thickness of 0-5 m.
The remaining west wall was built later. Cross walls between 1 to 6 are 0-55 m., and between
6-12, 0-4 m. The walls of No. 13 are o-66 m. on south, 0-5 m. on north, and 0-55 m. on
west.
reckoned as parallel to main tomb.
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
g i-5> !3- 6 N-s •
2-6 m.
i-8 m.
1/1-44
4-68 sq. m.
g 6-10. Square, 5 E-W
i-6 m.
1-7 m.
I/I’°5
2-72 sq. m.
g 11. Square, N-S .
i-6 m.
1-52 m
1/1-05
2-43 sq-m-
g 12. N-S
2-4 m.
1-4 m.
1/1-71
3-36 sq. m.
Total: 13 graves; 6 are
nearly square (5 E-W and 1
N-S) and 7 are
N-S graves; all 13 are
The small graves are not so small as in the Zer cemetery. Moreover, the members of the groups,
especially the important groups e and g, are not so uniform in size. The order of importance based on
the size of the graves is as follows:
Groups e, g, b, d, c, a, and f.
The smallest graves are in f, a, c, d. The number of graves in the groups is as follows:
Group f (57 graves), c (40 graves), a (22 graves), e (21 graves), g (13 graves), d (n graves), b (10
graves); total, 174 graves.
By position the order of importance appears to be g, a, f, b, c, d, e, but group e is obviously of much
greater importance than its position would indicate.
The proportions of the graves present the two forms of the Zer cemetery, the square and the oblong
form. The proportions of the square graves range from 1/1 to 1/1-09, and the oblong graves, from
i/i-ii to 1/3-25.
Like the Zer cemetery a number of graves are square, or nearly square, with the orientation
vaguely marked as the main tombs of Zer and Zet, N-S or E-W. The E-W graves are in group a
(22 graves) and are parallel to the southern face of the substructure of Zet and in group f (57 graves)
which may be counted either as parallel or as at right angles to the east face of the substructure.
ZET: TABLE
I: ORIENTATION
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Total
Square
• •
• .
8
9
• •
17 square graves
Square, E-W
3
9
5
17 square E-W
Square, N-S
• •
6
• •
1
7 square N-S
Total square
• •
• •
8
18
9
6
41 square graves
N-S graves
10
4°
3
3
7
63 N-S graves
E-W graves
22
• •
• •
• •
48
• •
70 E-W graves
Totals
22
10
4°
11
21
57
13
174
If the square graves be reckoned as having the same orientation as the other graves of their groups,
then we may reckon the following as N-S graves: group b (10), c (40), d(u), e(2i), and g (13); total,
95 N-S graves. E-W graves: group a (22) and group f (57); total, 79 E-W graves. The facts in regard
to the parallelism are presented as follows: