A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000, page 014i
*The original, paper version of this page in “Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000” can be found in archival box L08 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Date
- about 1934—1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Ankh (G 3050)
- Bebib (in G 3086)
- Kednefret (in G 3050)
- Kednefret (in G 3050)
- Khakhenmet (in G 3093)
- Khentka (in G 3050)
- Khufumernetjeru (G 3004)
- Mededi (G 3093)
- Mesat (in G 3086)
- Mesty (in G 3093)
- Nefret (in G 3035)
- Rudj (G 3086)
- Sabef (G 3033)
- Semerka (G 3020)
- Sneferuhetep (G 3008)
- Tjenti (G 3035)
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
Ancient People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3050. False door panel and drum (UPM_E13537) inscribed for Ankh, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found displaced in debris of G 3050 outer offering room. Maybe same individual as Ankh (near G 3094).
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Two pottery bowl stands (Cairo JE 46496, UPM_E13541) inscribed for Bebib, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in G 3086.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife of Ankh (owner of G 3050). Appears on false door panel (UPM_E13537) inscribed for her husband, identified as [mjtrt] mitret; found displaced in debris of G 3050 outer offering room.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Ankh (owner of G 3050) and Kednefret. Appears on false door panel (UPM_E13537) inscribed for her father; found displaced in debris of G 3050 outer offering room.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Mededi (owner of G 3093). False door (Cairo 46495) inscribed for Khakhenmet, identified as [mjtrt Hm-nTr Nt wpt wAwt rxt nswt Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt nht] mitret, priestess of Neith Opener-of-the-Ways, royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore; found in situ in G 3093.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Ankh (owner of G 3050) and Kednefret. Appears on false door panel (UPM_E13537) inscribed for her father; found displaced in debris of G 3050 outer offering room.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks False door tablet and drum lintel inscribed for Khufumernetjeru, identified as [jmj-r n wHa rx nswt] overseer of fowlers, royal acquaintance; in situ in G 3004.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3093. Standing statue (Cairo 46494) of Mededi, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt xrp n mSa] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor of the director of the expedition; found in situ in G 3093. Also appears on northern jamb of false door (Cairo 46495) inscribed for his wife Khakhenmet, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor; found in situ in G 3093.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife of Rudj (owner of G 3086). Two limestone offering basins (Cairo JE 46497 = CG 57042, UPM_E13522) inscribed for Rudj and his wife Mesat; granite slab (UPM_E13523) inscribed for Mesat; all found in G 3086.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Statuette (UPM_E13514) inscribed for Mesty, identified as [jmj-r jH] overseer of boat-nets(?); found in small added room east of G 3093 offering room.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Tjenti (owner of G 3035). Named on drum lintel (UPM_E13548), identified as [mjtrt] mitret; found in situ in offering chapel of G 3035.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3086. Son of Iymery (owner of G 3098) and Persenet. Two limestone offering basins (Cairo JE 46497 = CG 57042, UPM_E13522) inscribed for Rudj (identified as [rx nswt Hm-nTr xwfw Hm-nTr xafra Hm-nTr Ddfra sAb Hrj-wDb wab mwt nswt jmj-xt sAw-prw] royal acquaintance, priest of Khufu, priest of Khafre, priest of Djedefre, juridicial master of reversion-offerings, wab-priest of the king's mother, under-supervisor of police) and his wife Mesat; red granite offering slab (UPM_E13523) inscribed for Rudj (identified as [wab mwt nswt] wab-priest of the king's mother) and Mesat; all found in G 3086. Limestone offering basin (UPM_E13524) inscribed for Rudj, identified as [wab mwt nswt sAb Hrj-wDb sAb (jmj-xt) sAw-prw] wab-priest of the king's mother, juridicial master of reversion-offerings, juridicial (under-supervisor) of police (?); limestone offering basin (UPM_E13526) inscribed for Persenet, dedicated by her son Rudj, identified as [wab] wab-priest; limestone drum lintel (UPM_E13527) inscribed for Iymery and Persenet, dedicated by their son Rudj, identified as [sAb Hrj-wDb] juridicial master of reversion-offerings; all found in G 3098.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3033. False door lintel (UPM_E13554), drum (UPM_E13555), and lintel and drum (UPM_E13533) all inscribed for Sabef, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in situ in G 3033.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3020. Fragment of architrave (UPM_E13530) inscribed for Semerka, identified as [rx nswt Hm-nTr Xnmw-xwfw] royal acquaintance, priest of Khnum-Khufu; found in debris of G 3020 chapel. May be same individual as Semerka (in G 3031).
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3008. South false door inscribed for Sneferuhetep, also appears in chapel wall painting, east, south, and west walls, identified as [rx nswt sS nswt sHD wabw xa-snfrw wr mDw Sma Hrj-sStA n nTr=f Hrj-sStA m kAt sxt] royal acquaintance, royal scribe, inspector of wab-priests of the pyramid of Snefru, great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, secretary of his god, secretary of works in the field; in situ in G 3008. Fragment of door jamb (UPM_E13543) inscribed for Sneferuhetep, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; found in debris of shaft G 3008 C, originally from door to offering room.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 3035. Drum lintel (UPM_E13548) inscribed for Tjenti, identified as [sAb sS] juridicial scribe; found in situ in offering chapel of G 3035.
Modern People
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- 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.
