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Saqqara

Alternative site names: 
Sakkara; Sakkarah; Saqqarah; Saqqâra; Saqqârah
Arabic site names: 
سقارة
Type of site: 
Temples; pyramids; royal tombs; non-royal tombs; mastabas; cemeteries; Serapeum; animal necropolis
Timeframe: 
Temples (Late Period, Graeco-Roman Period); pyramids (3rd Dynasty-13th Dynasty); royal tombs (2nd Dynasty); non-royal tombs (1st Dynasty-Graeco-Roman Period); mastabas (1st Dynasty-2nd Dynasty); cemeteries (Early Dynastic Period); Serapeum (Graeco-Roman Period); animal necropolis (New Kingdom, Late Period, Graeco-Roman Period)
Overlay map: 
Original excavator's map of the archaeological features at Naqqada superimposed on a modern Google map image. Created by Bryony Smerdon, 2016.
Relevant publications: 

Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities : found by Prof. Flinders Petrie at Ehnasya, Dr. Naville & Mr Hall at Deir el Bahri and Drs Grenfell & Hunt at Oxyrhynchus (Egypt Exploration Fund), Mr Loat at Gurob and drawings from tombs at Saqqara by Misses Murray, Hansard & Mothersole (Egyptian Research Account), 1904 ; exhibited at University College, London, July 4th to 30th. 1904. London.

Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities : found in the peninsula of Sinai, and at Pithom, Oxyrhynkhos, and Thebes, and drawings of tombs at Saqqara, for the Egypt Exploration Fund and Egyptian Research Account, 1905 ; exhibited at University College, London, June 29th to July 29th. 1905. London.

Bourriau, Janine, David Aston, Maarten J. Raven, and René van Walsem 2005. The Memphite tomb of Horemheb, commander-in-chief of Tut‛ankhamun III: The New Kingdom pottery. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 71. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Davies, N. de G. 1900-1901. The mastaba of Ptahhetep and Akhethetep at Saqqareh, 2 vols. Archaeological survey of Egypt 8-9. [n.p.]: [n.publ.].

Davies, W. V., A. el-Khouli, A. B. Lloyd, and A. J. Spencer 1984. Saqqâra Tombs I: the Mastabas of Mereri and Wernu. Archaeological survey of Egypt 36. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

French, Peter 2013. The Anubieion at Saqqara III: Pottery from the Archaic to the Third Intermediate Period. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 103. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Giddy, Lisa L. 1992. The Anubieion at Saqqâra II: the Cemeteries. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 56. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Green, Christine Insley 1987. The temple furniture from the sacred animal necropolis at North Saqqâra 1964-1976. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 53. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Hawass, Zahi 2010. The Anubieion. In Woods, Alexandra, Ann McFarlane, and Susanne Binder (eds), Egyptian culture and society: studies in honour of Naguib Kanawati 1, 181-199. [Le Caire]: Conseil Suprême des Antiquités.

Jeffreys, D. G. and H. S. Smith 1988. The Anubieion at Saqqara I: the settlement and the temple precinct. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 54. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Martin, Geoffrey T. 1976. Excavations at the Memphite tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, 1975: preliminary report. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 62, 5-13.

Martin, Geoffrey T. 1978. Excavations at the Memphite tomb of Horemheb, 1977: preliminary report. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 64, 5-9.

Martin, Geoffrey T. 1979. Excavations at the Memphite tomb of Ḥoremḥeb. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 65, 13-16.

Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike 1979. The tomb of Ḥetepka and other reliefs and inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqâra, 1964-1973. With chapters by Alan B. Lloyd and J.J. Wilkes and a contribution by R.V. Nicholls. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike 1981. The sacred animal necropolis at North Saqqâra: the southern dependencies of the main temple complex. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 50. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike 1985. The tomb-chapels of Paser and Ra'ia at Saqqâra. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 52. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike 1989. The Memphite tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, commander-in-chief of Tut'ankhamūn, I: the reliefs, inscriptions, and commentary. Photographs by C. J. Eyre. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 55. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Murray, Margaret A. 1905-1937. Saqqara mastabas, 2 vols. British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account [10-11] (10th-11th year). London: Bernard Quaritch; British School of Archaeology in Egypt.

Quibell, Annie Abernethie 1911. : The tombs of Sakkara.  Cairo : Church Missionary Society.

Quibell, J. E. 1907. Excavations at Saqqara (1905-1906). Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie O

Quibell, J. E. 1908. Excavations at Saqqara (1906-1907). Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie Orientalerientale.

Quibell, J. E. 1909. Excavations at Saqqara (1907-1908). Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie

Quibell, J. E. 1912. Excavations at Saqqara (1908-9, 1909-10): The monastery of Apa Jeremias. Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie Orientale.

Quibell, J. E. 1913. Excavations at Saqqara (1911-12): The tomb of Hesy. Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie Orientale.

Quibell, J. E. 1915. Excavations at Saqqara. Ancient Egypt 1915, 6-8.

Quibell, J. E. 1923. Excavations at Saqqara (1912-1914): Archaic mastabas. Le Caire: Institute Français d'Archéologie Orientale.

Quibell, J. E., R. F. E. Paget, and A. A. Pirie 1898. The Ramesseum / The tomb of Ptah-Hetep. British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account [2]. London: Bernard Quaritch.

Raven, Maarten J. 2003. Twenty-five years of work in the New Kingdom necropolis of Saqqara: looking for structure. In Hawass, Zahi and Lyla Pinch Brock (eds), Egyptology at the dawn of the twenty-first century: proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, Cairo, 2000 1, 385-392. Cairo; New York: American University in Cairo Press.

Raven, Maarten J., Vincent Verschoor, Marije Vugts, and René van Walsem 2011. The Memphite tomb of Horemheb, commander-in-chief of Tutankhamun V: The forecourt and the area south of the tomb with some notes on the tomb of Tia. PALMA Egyptology: papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 6. Turnhout: Brepols.

Ray, J. D. 1976. The archive of Ḥor. Excavations at North Saqqâra. Documentary Series 1; Texts from Excavations 2. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Schneider, Hans Diederik 1996. The Memphite tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, commander-in-chief of Tut'ankhamūn II: a catalogue of the Finds. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 60. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

Smith, H. S. and D. G. Jeffreys 1978. The north Saqqâra temple-town survey: preliminary report for 1976/77. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 64, 10-21

Smith, H. S. and D. G. Jeffreys 1979. The Anubieion, North Saqqâra: preliminary report, 1977-1978. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 65, 17-29.

Smith, H. S. and D. G. Jeffreys 1980. The 'Anubieion', North Saqqâra: preliminary report, 1978-9. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 66, 17-27.

Smith, H. S. and D. G. Jeffreys 1981. The Anubieion, North Saqqâra: preliminary report, 1979-80. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 67, 21-23.

Staring, Nico 2016. Saqqara: the history and topography of a New Kingdom necropolis. In Giovetti, Paola and Daniela Picchi (eds), Egypt: millenary splendour: the Leiden collection in Bologna, 210-215. Milano: Skira.

Strouhal, Eugen 2008. The Memphite tomb of Horemheb, commander-in-chief of Tutankhamun, IV: human skeletal remains. With contributions by Alena Němečkova and Jan Šilar. Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoir 87. London: Egypt Exploration Society.

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North Saqqara Necropolis Map.jpg [3]

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Necropolis of North Saqqara.jpg [5]

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Archaic Necropolis 1.jpg [6]

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Archaic Necropolis 2.jpg [7]

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Apis Bull.jpg [8]

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Temple Enclosure.jpg [9]

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Necropolis of North Saqqara merged.jpg [10]

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