A controversial aspect of the Saqqara find is that for the period between the reign of Ramesses XI and the 23rd year of the reign of Osorkon II – about 250 years, only nine burials have been discovered, including three sarcophagi Mariette reported to have identified in a chamber too dangerous to excavate, which have not been located since.
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The long boulevard leading to the ceremonial site, flanked by 600 sphinxes, was likely built under Nectanebo I.