Tarkhan (Egypt) - Tomb 1060

Tomb 1060

Tomb 1060 is the biggest of the palace facade mastabas at Tarkhan. The mastaba was divided into several rooms, most likely used for storing burial goods, although little survived. In the middle was the underground burial chamber with four small side chambers not connected by doorways, but there were doors incised on the walls acting as symbolic chambers. The niches of the palace facade were painted red; only one niche, with a wooden floor, was unpainted. This might indicate a cult place for the deceased. Around the mastaba there was a wall.