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G 2002

Western Cemetery

Details

  • Attested
    Rudj-ib (in G 2002)
    Tjentet (in G 2002)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5-6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2002 A; G 2002 B ; G 2002 C; G 2002 D; G 2002 E
  • Remarks
    Mastaba built against south face of c.b. chapel of G 2000 and against east face of G 2000. Porter & Moss, p. 67, incorrectly attributes MFA 06.1888 (the false door of Iteti, found in G 2004) to G 2002.

Finds 7

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 14

Drawings 2

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 16

Full Bibliography

  • Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 67, plan 11.

    Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box L 11, Description of Mastabas in Cemetery G 2000, pp. 27-28.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Rudj-ib (in G 2002)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Limestone lintel (36-3-54) inscribed for Rudj-ib and his wife Tjentet; Rudj-ib identified as [jmj-r pr-Sna] overseer of the storehouse; found reused as roofing in G 2002 E.

  • Tjentet (in G 2002)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Rudj-ib. Limestone lintel (36-3-54) inscribed for Rudj-ib and his wife Tjentet; Tjentet identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found reused as roofing in G 2002 E.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.