Rashepses was a vizier from the Fifth dynasty of Egypt

Fifth dynasty of Egypt

The fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and VI under the group title the Old Kingdom. Dynasty V dates approximately from 2494 to 2345 BC.-Rulers:...

. Rashepses was vizier under Djedkare Isesi

Djedkare Isesi

Djedkare Isesi in Greek known as Tancheres from Manetho's Aegyptiaca, was a Pharaoh of Egypt during the Fifth dynasty. He is assigned a reign of twenty-eight years by the Turin Canon although some Egyptologists believe this is an error and should rather be thirty-eight years...

. A letter directed to Rashepses has been preserved. This decree is inscribed in his tomb in Saqqara

Saqqara

Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of...

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Burial

Rashepses was buried in Saqqara. His mastaba

Mastaba

A mastaba, or "pr-djt" , is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypt's ancient period...

 is located north of funerary complex of Djoser

Pyramid of Djoser

The Pyramid of Djoser , or step pyramid is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier...

 among a group of tombs of the fifth dynasty, along with his contemporaries Perneb

Perneb

Perneb was a Prince of Ancient Egypt. He was a son of Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy and Qa'a's daughter, but he never became a ruler. Hotepsekhemwy's successor was Raneb, who was his brother or other son, and thus uncle or brother of Perneb....

 and Raemka

Raemka

- Biography : Raemka was possibly a son of Pharaoh Menkauhor Kaiu. He was buried in tomb 80 in Saqqara.- Tomb :Raemka's tomb was originally excavated by Auguste Mariette. The tomb is listed as D3 in Mastabas. One of the chambers from the tomb was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum...

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The tomb is decorated with classic images of presentation of offerings and a set of scenes related to the funerary cult of the vizier.

In the serdab

Serdab

A serdab , literally meaning "cold water", which became a loan word in Persian for 'cellar') is an ancient Egyptian tomb structure that served as a chamber for the Ka statue of a deceased individual. Used during the Old Kingdom, the serdab was a sealed chamber with a small slit or hole to allow the...

, a head of a wooden statue was discovered with the type of headdress which became very popular in the Sixth dynasty

Sixth dynasty of Egypt

The sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and V under the group title the Old Kingdom.-Pharaohs:...

. This head is now in the Imhotep Museum.