Mastaba 17 at Meidum surpasses Mastaba 16, where Prince Nefermaat was buried, in scale and monumental stonework. It contains a precision-cut granite sarcophagus in a bedrock chamber that was sealed beneath the completed mastaba, and it holds a single burial. The video argues that these architectural features identify King Sneferu as the occupant, but no confirmed identification establishes that conclusion.
Video argues Mastaba 17's architecture points to King Sneferu
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Key facts
- Mastaba 16 at Meidum housed Prince Nefermaat, Sneferu's eldest son and vizier.
- Mastaba 17's occupant has not been conclusively identified; the video argues that its architecture points to King Sneferu.
- Mastaba 17 contains a precision-made granite sarcophagus, contrasting with the wooden sarcophagi from other Meidum burials.
- Its burial chamber and passages were cut into a bedrock pit, with the mastaba built over the completed burial and no practical entrance to the interior.
- Mastaba 17 contains a single burial, unusual for high-status men, who were normally interred with their wives.
- Queen Hetepheres' burial goods were placed in an unmarked pit east of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
- The video presents Mastaba 17 as the last major monument built during Sneferu's reign and argues that Meidum continued to function as a necropolis.
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