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Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Salima Ikram

Print publication date: 2005

Print ISBN-13: 9789774248580

Published to Cairo Scholarship Online: January 2012

DOI: 10.5743/cairo/9789774248580.001.0001

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The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Cults and Their Catacombs

The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Cults and Their Catacombs

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(p.44) 3 The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara: The Cults and Their Catacombs
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Divine Creatures
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Paul T. Nicholson

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American University in Cairo Press
DOI:10.5743/cairo/9789774248580.003.0003

North Saqqara is, for many reasons, a special place. It was special to the ancient Egyptians as the necropolis in which some of the most important figures in Egyptian history were buried, ranging from officials and kings of the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom to high officials of the Amarna Period and beyond. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at Saqqara is also special. North Saqqara is, however, important for another reason. It is the location of the first pyramid, that of King Djoser of the Third Dynasty (2649–2575 bc), but still more importantly, from the viewpoint of this chapter, it is the location of the burial place of the pyramid's architect, Imhotep. Although his tomb remains undiscovered, the search for it is intimately bound up with the discovery and study of parts of the Sacred Animal Necropolis.

Keywords:   North Saqqara, Egyptians, necropolis, Amarna Period, Imhotep

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