📖 The Story

VERIFIED HISTORY

The Tomb Chapel of Raemkai comes from Saqqara in Egypt and dates to Dynasty 5 of the Old Kingdom, around 2446–2389 BCE.

According to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the chapel was originally built and decorated for an official named Neferiretnes. Traces of his name and titles remain on the false door. The tomb was later reused for Raemkai, apparently before the reign of King Isesi.

Inscriptions describe Raemkai as a “king’s bodily son.” The Met notes that he may have been a royal prince, although his exact parentage is not known. His recorded offices were largely religious, and one title connected him with ceremonies surrounding royal coronation.

The limestone reliefs preserve scenes of daily and ceremonial life, including bird-catching, butchering, baking, brewing, and hunting with lassos and dogs.

📜 Provenance & Evidence