Digital Giza | Kanefer (G 2150)

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2150

Type

Individual - Ancient
Gender

Male
Also Known As

Alternate spelling : Kainefer

Manuel de Codage : kAnfr

Alternate spelling : Ka-nefer

Alternate spelling : Kanofer

Alternate spelling : Kanufer
Remarks

Owner of G 2150. North and south false doors inscribed for Kanefer, identified as [jmj-r wpwt smr watj smsw js xrp aH] overseer of commissions, sole companion, elder of the is-chamber, director of the palace]; also appears in interior chapel relief (north, west, south walls), identified as [mdw kA-HD xrp aw xrp tmAtjw smsw js m prwj xrp mrwj nswt jmj-r pHw Hrj-sStA xAswt nbwt] herdsman of the White Bull, director of interpreters, director of bowcase bearers, elder of the is-chamber of the two houses, director of the two canals of the king, overseer of marshlands, master of secrets of every foreign land; in situ in G 2150. Interior chapel entrance door jambs (part of north door jamb: 32-12-8 = MFA 34.57; parts of south door jamb and small section of facade south of interior chapel entrance: 32-12-7 = MFA 34.58), and facade north and south of interior chapel entrance (block from north facade: 32-12-10) inscribed for Kanefer, identified as [Hm-nTr Sbk Sdt sA nswt mdw rxjjt jmj-jb n nTr=f] priest of Sobek of Crocodilopolis, king's son, staff of the commoners, he who is in the heart of his god; in situ in G 2150 (some loose blocks replaced in original position, others removed from site). Displaced lintel, no name preserved but probably belonging to Kanefer, identified as [jmj-r wpwt (smsw js) prwj xrp aw Hrj-sStA xAswt nbwt smr] overseer of commissions, (elder of the is-chamber) of the two houses, director of interpreters, master of secrets of every foreign land, companion; found in street east of G 2150. Drum lintel (Louvre C 155) inscribed for Kanefer, identified as [sA nswt jmj-r wpwt] king’s son, overseer of commissions; findspot unknown, perhaps originally from G 2150.

Western Cemetery, G 2150
- Site Name Western Cemetery

Block of limestone door jamb from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-8
Block of limestone relief from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-9
Block of limestone relief from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-10
Blocks of limestone door jamb from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-7
Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-11
Fragments of limestone relief from tomb of Kanefer
- HUMFA_32-12-12

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix A: Cemetery en Échelon, Page ApxA 051
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K11_ApxA1_p051
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix A: Cemetery en Échelon, Page ApxA 051 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K11_ApxA2_p051
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 025
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K01_ChapIX_p025
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 025 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K02_ChapIX_p025
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 031
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K01_ChapIX_p031
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 031 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K02_ChapIX_p031
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 099
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K01_ChapIX_p099
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 099 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K02_ChapIX_p099
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 175
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K03_ChapX_p175
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 175 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K03_ChapX2_p175
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 457
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K06_ChapXIIa_p457
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 457 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K07_ChapXIIb_p457
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 476
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K06_ChapXIIa_p476
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 476 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K07_ChapXIIb_p476
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 572
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K06_ChapXIIa_p572
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 572 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K07_ChapXIIb_p572
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, GN2–Additional Material: Description of Addition to Cemetery en Échelon, Page AddCemEch 045
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K10_ApxCemEch_p045
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 0000 contents__(short)
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_K14_contents
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 0003 contents_(expanded)
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_K14_contents_003
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 056
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_K14_p056
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 058
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_K14_p058
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 109
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_K15_p109