Mastaba of Khentika

tomb · 2670 BC – 2168 BC

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).