Digital Giza | Meretib (in G 1109)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1109

Type

Individual - Ancient
Gender

Female
Also Known As

Manuel de Codage : mrtjb

Alternate spelling : Meryt-ib

Alternate spelling : Mertib
Remarks

Fragmentary limestone seated family group statue (Hearst 6-19785) of man (unidentified), his wife Meretib, and three children; Meretib identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 1109 (in sand just under surface).

Western Cemetery, G 1109
- Site Name Western Cemetery

Fragmentary limestone seated family group statue
- HM_6-19785

Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Statues and Statuettes in the Museum of Anthropology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 5. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1930.
- Date: 1930

A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix G: Cemetery G 1000–1100, page 015
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L04_p015
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix G: Cemetery G 1000–1100, page 125
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L05_p125
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 003
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_p003