Abstract
The foundation of the Saite-Persian cemetery at Abusir falls into the very end of the reign of king Ahmose II, when this seemingly distant area was chosen - still for reasons unknown- by several members of the Saite elite as their final resting place. During this rather politically disturbed period of Persian menace, a cluster of huge and smaller Late Period shaft tombs were built here, perhaps from the initiative of the prominent, high-ranking dignitary Udjahorresnet, "the admiral of the royal fleet" of Ahmose II and Psamtek III.
On the basis of some inscriptions, mainly a wide range of titles, we can suppose that almost exclusively a group of military dignitaries - so far Udjahorresnet, Menekhibnekau and Wahibremeryneith are known - from the uppermost echelons of late Saite Egypt, more precisely, powerful men related through their careers to the Saite royal court in Memphis, were buried here.