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Mastaba of Khentika

a Pleiades place resource

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The Mastaba of Khentika at Qila ad-Babba near Balat in ad-Dakhla depression, Egypt, dates from the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Khentika was a wealthy official and served as the governor of the Dakhla Oasis during the reign of Pharaoh Pepi II, (2284 – ca. 2216 BCE).

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/497304866

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
25.5577641005, 29.280172191

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Mastaba of Khentika (2670 BC - 2168 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Mastaba of Khentika located at Qila' el-Dabba (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
tomb

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Wikidata Mastaba of Khentika (Q3297830)

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Mastaba of Khentika: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/497304866> [accessed: 12 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/497304866 |title=Places: 497304866 (Mastaba of Khentika) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 12, 2025 9:16 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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