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The Mastaba of Kaninisut (or Ka-ni-nisut ['"KҘ(j)-nj-nśw.t"]), [2] or Mastaba G 2155, is an ancient Egyptian mastaba tomb, located at the west field of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The cult chamber of the mastaba is now on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna with inventory number 8006.
Example of a mastaba, the Mastabat al-Fir'aun of Shepseskaf. A mastaba (/ ˈ m æ s t ə b ə / MASS-tə-bə, [1] / ˈ m ɑː s t ɑː b ɑː / MAHSS-tah-bah or / m ɑː ˈ s t ɑː b ɑː / mahss-TAH-bah), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone.
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The West Field at Giza. The West Field is located on the Giza Plateau, to the west of the Great Pyramid of Giza.It is divided up into smaller areas like the cemeteries known as the Abu Bakr Excavations (1949–50, 1950–51, 1952 and 1953), as well as several cemeteries whose toponyms are based on the mastaba numbers such as Cemetery G 1000 and Cemetery G 1100.
Kagemni was buried in the largest mastaba in the Teti cemetery in Saqqara. The tomb is a large 32 m. x 32 m. square. The mastaba was constructed of large blocks of limestone. Part of the mastaba consists of a chapel with six rooms, a pillared hall, five magazines, two chambers containing boats, a serdab and a staircase which gives access to the ...
On 10 January 1913 he discovered Mastaba of Kaninisut. Shortly after the decision was made to purchase the cult chamber of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna in order explore the typical grave architecture of the Old Kingdom. The fourth campaign for 1914–1915 was already in the pipeline when World War I prevented further work. Even after ...
The mastaba lies next to that of another vizier named Ankhmahor. The mastaba was constructed of large blocks of limestone. Part of the mastaba consists of a chapel with a pillared hall which leads to a staircase which gives access to the roof. The burial chamber, which was located at the bottom of a shaft, was not decorated, which was unusual.