Pernebย ๐๐๐๐๐ was a palace administrator during the 5th Dynasty, and he had his tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ built at Memphisย ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ด๐ย (modern day Saqqara). This type of tombย ๐๐ซ๐๐ย is commonly referred to today as a mastaba, but in ancient Egyptian times they were referred to as a โHouse of Eternityย ๐๐.โ The word โmastabaโ is Arabic for the word โbench,โ and these tombsย ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช got their modern name ๐๐ due to their rectangular structure and flat roofs!ย
During the Old Kingdom, the Pharaoh ๐๐ป and the palace were pretty much the center of the government/society, soย Pernebย ๐๐๐๐๐ย held quite an important role, hence the exquisite tombย ๐๐ซ๐๐!ย

I am standing inside the mastaba ๐๐ ofย Pernebย ๐๐๐๐๐ at the MET in front of his False Door! I will never forget seeing it for the first time with my Nonno – the first time I saw it, there was no glass on the reliefs! Seeing this for the first time will always be one of my greatest memories! I love being inside the mastaba ๐๐ because I feel like I am in Egypt –ย ๐๐ ๐๐ย I love being in tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช!
False Doors are an extremely important part of ancient Egyptian funerary practices. False Doors served as ways for the living relatives to make offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ to the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and there is a spot at the base of the False Door where offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ are meant to be left.
The False Door acted as a link between the land of the living ๐น๐๐ and the land of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ. The ancient Egyptians ๐๐๐๐๐ช believed that the soul ๐ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ could travel between the two lands ๐ฟ๐ฟ through the False Door. They are also known as โka ๐ doorsโ or โsoul ๐ doors.โ