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N 2232 (TC) Map E4; photos C 7468, C 8589, C 8590. 90 from gebel. Male. Body was wrapped in cloth, not strips, but 1 or more large pieces folded over. Headrest (i) corners pierced with double holes and tied with cord (6-14445, 6-14446). a. Extra piece pegged on middle of inside. Rounded. 1 wide at ends, 2 at corner. Wood of main pieces 2 thick, 7 wide. 23 square. Body almost over on stomach. Right arm bent under body. Head had certainly not been placed on rest. Inside measurement of coffin 130 x 42 x 28. Thickness of wood 1.5. Corners as usual. White paint outside and in. Originally probably chamber and pit, but roof had entirely gone. At side of coffin, remains of basket work with clay sealings attached (6-14447, 6-14448, 6-14449, 6-14450). May have originally enclosed coffin. Body was apparently untouched, but coffin had no lid remaining. Sealings were only at top of coffin on north side: no trace underneath. Each was marked with 2 round seals. At west end of tomb, outside coffin, traces on bronze on a stone.