In addition to pharaohs, some high court nobility in ancient Egypt occasionally had retainer sacrifices performed for them as well.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent Egyptological sources, including academic papers and archaeological evidence from subsidiary burials, confirm that retainer sacrifice extended to high court nobility, not just pharaohs, during the First Dynasty.
Sources
- Ancient Egyptian retainer sacrifices (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-egypt-afterlife-human-sacrifice-shabti (atlasobscura.com)
- https://www.jacobusvandijk.nl/docs/Retainer_Sacr.pdf (jacobusvandijk.nl)
- https://www.historyoftheancientworld.com/2014/08/did-the-ancient-egyptians-practice-human-sacrifice/ (historyoftheancientworld.com)