232 THE MASTABA AND THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF PRIVATE TOMBS OF THE REIGN OF SNEFERUW

(2) Reqaqnah 70: see Fig. 123; see Garstang, l.c., p. 32.
Superstructure: solid c.b. mastaba; with interior corridor chapel and exterior corridor chapel;
apparently a twin mastaba; in west wall of interior corridor, on south, a simplified great door
niche—back wall broken through by plunderers (?), with four simple niches in wall between
two niches, and on north smaller compound niche with subsidiary facade niche to the north;
two entrances, north and south end of east side, to both chapels.

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reqaqnah r 70


Fig. 123. Garstang

Panelling: on exterior eastern face of exterior corridor, a series of plain compound niches; see
also plain simple niches on western wall of interior corridor.

Measurements:
N-S
E-W
Prop.
Area
Mastaba .
26-3 m.
10-7 m.
1/2-45
281-4 sq. m.
Including int. corr. .
26-3 m.
15-0 m.
l/i-75
394-5 sq. m.
Including ext. corr. .
26-3 m.
18-2 m.
1/1-44
478-66 sq. m.

Substructure: two burial-places (?); on south, shaft not completely excavated; on north, square shaft,
type VI, with chamber on south.
Date: Cheops (?) or later.
(3) Reqaqnah 50: see Garstang, l.c., p. 32.
Superstructure: filled c.b. mastaba with thick retaining walls; twin mastaba; interior corridor chapel
with two pairs of niches; the back of the main southern niche, broken through by plunderers (?);
two entrances, north and south; west of mastaba inclined plane, two N-S c.b. walls filled with
rubble, led apparently to top of mastaba (approach for funeral procession).
Panelling: exterior north and south faces bear series of plain compound niches: destroyed on
east face.