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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mereruka Mastaba Alternative Name: Tomb of MererukaCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Cairo Nearest Village: Sakkara
Latitude: 29.875710N Longitude: 31.221210E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Multi-room Mastaba of powerful Vizier under Pharao Unas of the 5th Dynasty and Teti I of the VI Dynasty, whose daughter he married. It appears to have been used by other members of the familly.
The mastaba is just in front of Teti I's Pyramid and abuts that of Kagemni.
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46m E 101° Teti I Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
49m ENE 60° Kagemni Mastaba* Chambered Cairn
301m SW 230° Userkaf's Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
514m W 264° Knuhmhotep and Niankhkhnum Mastaba* Chambered Cairn
678m SW 223° Sakkara Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
712m SSW 209° Sakkara Temple of Heb-Sed* Ancient Temple
794m WSW 252° Ptah Hotep Mastaba* Chambered Cairn
808m SSW 205° Sakkara Djoser Complex* Ancient Temple
875m W 265° Serapeum at Sakkara* Ancient Temple
898m SSW 203° Irukaptah Tomb* Chambered Tomb
1.0km SW 217° Unas Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
1.1km S 173° Unas Valley Temple* Ancient Temple
1.3km SW 215° Sekhemkhet's Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
1.8km SW 235° Gisr el-Mudir Causewayed Enclosure
2.4km S 186° Pepy I Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
2.7km NW 322° Neferefra Sun Temple Ancient Temple
2.7km S 181° Djedkare Izezi Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
2.8km NW 320° Neferirkare's Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
2.8km NW 326° Ptah Shepses Mastaba* Chambered Cairn
2.9km SSW 192° Merenre Nemtyemzaf Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
2.9km NW 326° Niuserra Sun Temple* Ancient Temple
3.0km NW 325° Sahure's Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
3.8km S 185° Ibi I Pyramid Pyramid / Mastaba
4.0km S 191° Pepy II Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
4.1km S 188° Shepseskaf's Mastaba* Pyramid / Mastaba
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