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Aerial view of the Saqqara necropolis at the end of the Old Kingdom. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The lower part of the drawing shows a marshy area. Several funerary complexes are depicted on a rocky plateau. On the far left is Sekhemkhet, of which only the enclosure is visible. A small pyramid marks the Ounas complex. In front of it are the mastabas of Khénout, Nebet, Princess Idout and Vizier Mehou. A little further to the right, inside a stepped enclosure, lies the Djeser complex with its stepped pyramid. It is flanked by the pyramids of Neferhetepes and Userkaf, from which a long ramp leads down to a landing stage. To the right are the pyramids of Teti and his queens Iput and Kaouit, as well as the small pyramid of Merikare. Mastabas are located nearby. The necropolises of the ancient dynasties are set back.