Digital Giza | Khnemu (G 2191)

Type

Individual - Ancient
Gender

Male
Also Known As

Manuel de Codage : Xnmw

Alternate spelling : Khnumu

Alternate spelling : Khenmuw

Alternate spelling : Khenemu
Remarks

Owner of G 2191. False door (including upper lintel) inscribed for Khnemu, identified as [qbH Hwt-nmt pr-aA Hrj-sStA n kkw wbA sw m wSn Apdw nw smjwt Hm-nTr xwfw rx nswt] master butcher of the Great House, privy to the secret of darkness, who opens it in strangling the birds of the desert regions, priest of Khufu, royal acquaintance; in situ in G 2191.

Western Cemetery, G 2191
- Site Name Western Cemetery

Morenz, Ludwig D. "Zu einem scheinbar enigmatischen Epitheton eines Meisterschlachters aus dem späten Alten Reich." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 84 (1998), pp. 195-196.
- Date: 1998

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, GN2–Additional Material: Cemetery 2400, Page Cem2400_001 Index 4
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K10_ApxCemEch_IDX4a
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, GN2–Additional Material: Description of Addition to Cemetery en Échelon, Page AddCemEch Index 4
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K10_ApxCemEch_IDX4b
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, GN2–Additional Material: Description of Addition to Cemetery en Échelon, Page AddCemEch 103
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K10_ApxCemEch_p103