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Remains: — tomb structure
— stele, Saggara
Ranking titles: Jjrj-p"t h3tj-"
smr-w.tj
Functional titles: wb3 nswt
wb3 nswt wb “.wj
Jmj-r3 [...]
[...] nb B.wj
Honorific titles: hsjj n nb t3.wj
mrj nb=f
Similarly to Setau, the dating in the case of Seth is also based on the stylistic criteria of
the facial characteristics of the owner on his stele‘” found not far from his tomb in the
Bubasteion (1.13).* According to this, Seth was active under Amenhotep III, as the stele
must have been made at the end of his reign, and he might have continued his career
under Akhenaten.*” The location of his tomb indicates that he served in the royal palace
in Memphis.
The rock-cut tomb consists of three rooms, one opening from the other, with a lime¬
stone door frame in the second passage, and a burial shaft opening from the third room.
Unfortunately, the wall decoration is not accessible in several parts of the tomb because
of later masonry built up in front of the walls to stabilize the structure of the tomb, which
would have had to have been removed to gain access to the walls. Furthermore, the walls
of the first room are severely damaged due to the infiltration of water over the years."
The limestone door frame leading to the third room provides information on the owner
of the tomb: some titles and the name of Seth can be read on the lintel and the door¬
jambs.™ In the third room, remains of engraved and painted wall decoration depict the
seated tomb owner, identified by his name and, receiving an offering from a man stand¬
ing before him.”
7 Zivie, 1998, 179.
55 For a general overview of the tomb and the stele, Zivie, 1997; Zivie, 1998, 36-37.
19 Zivie, 1997, 378-379; Zivie, 1998, 37; Zivie, 2000, 179.
”° Zivie, 1997, 375; Zivie, 1998, 36-37.
* Zivie, 1997, 375.
22 Zivie, 1997, 376.