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

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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.

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