The tomb of Petahotep, city administrator and vizier of the Fifth Dynasty King Dkedkare Isesi, is the third tomb to be opened in the Saqqara Necropolis since it was discovered in 1850 by Mariette.

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The tombs in the cemetery were built of mud bricks over the remnants of Hatshepsut's temple. A large part of the necropolis was unearthed earlier in the 20th century but wasn't properly documented.