False door stele, Tomb of Iynefert, Saqqara, Egypt

False door stele with relief, hieroglyph inscriptions and central niche used by the ka or spirit of the deceased, for the journey between the 2 worlds, at the Tomb of Iynefert, chief justice and vizier, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, along the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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False door stele with relief, hieroglyph inscriptions and central niche used by the ka or spirit of the deceased, for the journey between the 2 worlds, at the Tomb of Iynefert, chief justice and vizier, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, along the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen