Tomb of Akhethetep

Ruins of the tomb of Akhethetep in Saqqarah

The Tomb of Akhethetep, also known as Mastaba of Akhethetep (French: Mastaba d'Akhethétep), is a tomb complex in Saqqarah, Egypt. It was built for Akhethetep, a royal official, near the western part of the Pyramid of Djoser. Akhethetep was an official with several, mainly religious titles. including priest of Heka, priest of Khnum and priest of Horus.[1] The tomb's decorated chapel was removed in 1903 and reassembled at the Louvre in Paris, where it is also known as the "Mastaba of Akhethetep" or simply "le mastaba du Louvre".[2]

  1. ^ Ziegler, Adam, Andreu-Lanoë 2007, pp. 24-25
  2. ^ Marie-Anne Kleiber (25 June 2021). "La chapelle du mastaba du Louvre rouvre au public, plus majestueuse". Le Journal du Dimanche.