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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 077

*Original paper documents for Chapter 9 are in archival boxes K01 and K02 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date
    about 1934–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
    Henry Frederick Lutz, American, 1886–1973
    Kai (in G 1107)
    Merekankh (in G 1688)
    Nefer (in G 1107)
    Neferhetepes-nedjes (G 3098b)
    Shepseset (in G 1107)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 7

  • G 1040+1041

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1062

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1107

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1688

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2184

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2415

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3098

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 8

Ancient People

  • Kai (in G 1107)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Offering stone (EMC_JE_37729) inscribed for several (presumably related) people, dedicated by Kai, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in passage along east face of G 1107.

  • Merekankh (in G 1688)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Limestone offering basin (32-4-44) inscribed for Merekankh; found in debris of G 1688.

  • Nefer (in G 1107)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Name appears on offering stone (EMC_JE_37729) inscribed for several (presumably related) people (dedicated by ka-priest Kai), identified as [smsw pr] elder of the house; found in passage along east face of G 1107.

  • Neferhetepes-nedjes (G 3098b)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 3098b (second extension on G 3098). Daughter (?) of Neferhetepes and granddaughter (?) of Duare (possibly same individual as Duaenre owner of G 5110). Limestone false door (UPM_E13519) and limestone offering stone (UPM_E13520) inscribed for Neferhetepes-nedjes, identified on both as [rxt nswt Xkrt nswt] royal acquaintance, royal ornament; both found in situ in G 3098b. Vertical inscriptions on false door jambs: "King's son of his body, (Prince) Duare; his daughter, the royal acquaintance, Neferhetepes" (Neferhetepes-nedjes traces her royal lineage by naming her mother Neferhetepes and grandfather Duare). There may be a connection between family of Neferhetepes-nedjes and Iymery (owner G 3098).

  • Shepseset (in G 1107)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Name appears on offering stone (EMC_JE_37729) inscribed for several (presumably related) people (dedicated by ka-priest Kai), identified as [mjtrt] mitret; found in passage along east face of G 1107.

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • 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.

  • Henry Frederick Lutz

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1886–1973