Mastaba of Ti
{{Short description|Archaeological site in Egypt}}
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| caption = Serdab at the Mastaba of Ti
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| date = Fifth Dynasty
| type = Mastaba
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The Mastaba of Ti is one of the most important archaeological sites of Saqqara. The mastaba was discovered by Auguste Mariette.{{cite book |last1=Sousa |first1=Rogerio |title=Gilded Flesh: Coffins and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt |date=19 December 2019 |publisher=Oxbow Books |isbn=978-1-78925-263-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ol3JDwAAQBAJ&q=Mastaba+of+Ti |access-date=22 March 2024 |language=en}}
The mastaba contains two serdabs.{{cite book |last1=White |first1=Jon Ewbank Manchip |title=Ancient Egypt: Its Culture and History |date=1 January 1970 |publisher=Courier Corporation |isbn=978-0-486-22548-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFZtuSuyxvIC&dq=Mastaba+of+Ti&pg=PA63 |language=en}} The walls of the tomb show various scenes of everyday life.
Ti (also spelled Ty) was a senior official and royal architect in the Fifth Dynasty who served under several kings.{{cite web |title=Portrait of Ti, royal architect, from his tomb, Saqqara, 5th Dynasty |url=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/146173/portrait-of-ti-royal-architect-from-his-tomb-saqqara-5th;jsessionid=90134770FD0778A6DFA9B4879C2EC0C7?ctx=217267c9-5ee1-411f-9f98-ec39df151c30&idx=12 |website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |access-date=22 March 2024}} He oversaw the sun temples of Neferirkare and Niuserre.{{cite book |last1=Grady |first1=Ellen |title=Egypt Guidebook Volume 1: A Traveller's Guide to the Land of History and Mystery |date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-68538-981-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LCZXEAAAQBAJ&dq=Mastaba+of+Ti&pg=PT409 |language=en}} His wife was Neferhetepes.
Gallery
Mastaba of Ti 05 b.jpg|Depiction of ceramic production in the Old Kingdom
Saqqara_BW_11_c.jpg|Boat building
V dinastia, mastaba di ti, 2400 ac ca. 17 pesci 02.JPG|Hippopotami hunting scene
Electric catfish in Mastaba of Ti bas-relief detail.jpg|Electric catfish (center) in bas-relief{{cite journal |last1=Kellaway |first1=Peter |title=The Part Played by Electric Fish in the Early History of Bioelectricity and Electrotherapy |journal=Bulletin of the History of Medicine |date=July 1946 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=112–137|pmid=20277440 }}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.osirisnet.net/mastabas/ty/e_ty_01.htm Tombs of Ancient Egypt]
- [https://egymonuments.gov.eg/news/a-virtual-tour-through-the-tomb-of-ty/ Virtual tour through the Tomb of Ty]
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