Riqqeh

Riqqeh (also known as ar-Riqqeh or Riqqa) is a modern village in Egypt.

Close to the village, in the desert, was excavated a series of cemeteries.

Finds include steles, statues and canopic jars.

Most remarkable was an undisturbed tomb containing two skeletons and golden jewellery.

A closer look at this burial revealed that one of the skeletons belonged to the person buried here, while the other one belonged to a tomb robber, killed when the roof of the tomb chamber collapsed while he was looting the mummy.

Jar inscribed with the prenomen and nomen of Amenmesse. Faience, cylindrical. 19th Dynasty. From Cemetery C at el-Riqqeh, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
A 12th dynasty pectoral found in a Riqqeh tomb