Beit Khallaf

Beit Khallaf is a small village 10 kilometers west of Girga in Middle Egypt

Outside the village are two very large brick mastabas from the Third Dynasty. K1, the largest, has produced remnants from King Djoser and was excavated in 1900-1902. It measures 86 by 45 by 9 (11) metres. The foundation is hard stone gravel with a substructure going down 19 metres below ground surface. A two metre thick outer wall holds the filling with sand and stone and huge brickwork are made around pits and corners. The grave chamber held some bones of a man and hundreds of offering vessels were found in the stairway which was blocked with masonry of Nile mud and stones. Another big mastaba (K2) has left skeletal remains including a skull and the name of the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Zanakht (Nebka), the supposed brother of king Djoser. No investigation has been made here in over 100 years.

External links

* [http://www.nemo.nu/khallaf Photos of the investigation 2006]