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TOMB TYPES OF DYNASTY III
Substructure:
Mastaba:
Relation
QS 2436 + 2437 is a twin mastaba and the
Prop.
i/3'4
Area
46-3 sq. m.
The last three of these tombs are actually of modest size.
area of 127-6 sq. m. should be halved to get the comparative size of the separate tombs.
Area
29-5 sq-m-
Substructure: two stairs; south stair descends to south; north stair descends to north; 2-9 m. deep.
North chamber: i-2m. by o-8 m.; area: 0-96 sq.m. South chamber: 1-7 m. by 1-15 m.; area:
1-96 sq. m. Total area 2-92 sq. m. Relation of floor area to mastaba area: 1/10.
Area
30-4 sq. m.
Substructure: two stairs; south stair 2-4 m. long, unfinished chamber; north stair (four steps) i-8 m.
long and 3-4 m. deep; chamber i-6 Xi-6 m., area 2-56 sq. m.
3-cxvi. QS 2114: see l.c., p. 20.
Superstructure: see Fig. 58; filled c.b. with two niches; Dyn. III.
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop.
Overall . . . 8-5 m. 3-5 m. 1/2-5
b. Tombs of Type IV A (2)
DESCRIPTION OF SMALL SINGLE-CHAMBERED TOMBS OF TYPE IV A (2)
Contemporary with those stair+shaft mastabas of Dyn. Ill are a number of plain stairway mastabas,
all of modest proportions. The one large tomb of this type was QS 2101 of Dyn. II (see No. 2-cxiii
above).
3-cxiii. QS 2416: see l.c., p. 39.
Superstructure: see Fig. 59; filled c.b. mastaba with two niches (north addition also).
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop. Area
Overall . . . 9-8 m. 5-9 m. 1/1-7 57-2 sq. m.
Substructure: stairway (seventeen steps), 4-4 m. long, chamber on south.
3-cxiv. QS 2331: see l.c., p. 35.
Superstructure: see Fig. 58; filled c.b. mastaba with two niches and exterior chapel around south
niche; primitive niche stone; Dyn. III-IV.
Measurements: N-S E-W
Overall . . . 12-6 m. 3-7 m.
Substructure: stair from north, 2-8 m. long.
3-cxv. QS 2445: see l.c., p. 41.
Superstructure: see Fig. 59; twin mastaba, filled c.b. with two niches.
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop.
Overall . . . 7-8 m. 3-9 m. 1/2
Stair
Room
Total
Overall
length
floor
area
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
m.
m.
sq. m.
m.
m.
sq. m.
Single chamber:
QS 2103
4-0
20-7
io-i
1/2
209-9
QS 2436 +
2437
6-2
20-3
6’3
i/3
127-6
QS 2336
5’2
. •
12-0
4-6
i/2-5
52-2
QS 2428
8’5
• .
9’5
4’5
1/2
42-8
QS 2115
3-6
8'3
3-6
1/2-3
3°-4
TOMB TYPES OF DYNASTY III
Substructure:
Mastaba:
Relation
QS 2436 + 2437 is a twin mastaba and the
Prop.
i/3'4
Area
46-3 sq. m.
The last three of these tombs are actually of modest size.
area of 127-6 sq. m. should be halved to get the comparative size of the separate tombs.
Area
29-5 sq-m-
Substructure: two stairs; south stair descends to south; north stair descends to north; 2-9 m. deep.
North chamber: i-2m. by o-8 m.; area: 0-96 sq.m. South chamber: 1-7 m. by 1-15 m.; area:
1-96 sq. m. Total area 2-92 sq. m. Relation of floor area to mastaba area: 1/10.
Area
30-4 sq. m.
Substructure: two stairs; south stair 2-4 m. long, unfinished chamber; north stair (four steps) i-8 m.
long and 3-4 m. deep; chamber i-6 Xi-6 m., area 2-56 sq. m.
3-cxvi. QS 2114: see l.c., p. 20.
Superstructure: see Fig. 58; filled c.b. with two niches; Dyn. III.
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop.
Overall . . . 8-5 m. 3-5 m. 1/2-5
b. Tombs of Type IV A (2)
DESCRIPTION OF SMALL SINGLE-CHAMBERED TOMBS OF TYPE IV A (2)
Contemporary with those stair+shaft mastabas of Dyn. Ill are a number of plain stairway mastabas,
all of modest proportions. The one large tomb of this type was QS 2101 of Dyn. II (see No. 2-cxiii
above).
3-cxiii. QS 2416: see l.c., p. 39.
Superstructure: see Fig. 59; filled c.b. mastaba with two niches (north addition also).
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop. Area
Overall . . . 9-8 m. 5-9 m. 1/1-7 57-2 sq. m.
Substructure: stairway (seventeen steps), 4-4 m. long, chamber on south.
3-cxiv. QS 2331: see l.c., p. 35.
Superstructure: see Fig. 58; filled c.b. mastaba with two niches and exterior chapel around south
niche; primitive niche stone; Dyn. III-IV.
Measurements: N-S E-W
Overall . . . 12-6 m. 3-7 m.
Substructure: stair from north, 2-8 m. long.
3-cxv. QS 2445: see l.c., p. 41.
Superstructure: see Fig. 59; twin mastaba, filled c.b. with two niches.
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop.
Overall . . . 7-8 m. 3-9 m. 1/2
Stair
Room
Total
Overall
length
floor
area
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
m.
m.
sq. m.
m.
m.
sq. m.
Single chamber:
QS 2103
4-0
20-7
io-i
1/2
209-9
QS 2436 +
2437
6-2
20-3
6’3
i/3
127-6
QS 2336
5’2
. •
12-0
4-6
i/2-5
52-2
QS 2428
8’5
• .
9’5
4’5
1/2
42-8
QS 2115
3-6
8'3
3-6
1/2-3
3°-4