Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
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- Type
- Individual - Ancient
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- Gender
- Male
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- Also Known As
- Manuel de Codage : mHw
- Alternate spelling : Mehuw
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- Remarks
- Owner of G 2423. Blocks of limestone lintel (37-1-22) inscribed for Mehu, identified as [sAb r Nxn smsw hAjt Hm-nTr mAat Hrj-sStA] judge and mouth of Nekhen, elder of the court, priest of Maat, secretary; blocks of limestone door jamb (37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738) inscribed for Mehu and his wife Khenit; blocks of limestone door jamb (37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) depicting Mehu and his wife Khenit; fragments of relief (ten fragments from 37-1-26 + 37-1-28 + 37-1-29 = MFA 39.833.1 – MFA 39.833.10) forming fragmentary scene of Mehu standing facing right with right arm upraised holding spear and, to left (behind Mehu), five or more horizontal registers and several vertical registers of text; fragments of relief (37-1-23 = MFA 37.2762.1 + MFA 37.2762.2) inscribed for Mehu, identified as [sHD Hrjw-wDbw Hrj-sStA n wDa-mdw StAw (nb) n Hwt-wrt] inspector of the masters of reversion-offerings, secretary of (every) secret judgement of the Great Court; all found reused in intrusive pits G 2423 G, U, X Y or found in chapel debris, originally from G 2423 chapel. Fragment of relief (36-10-16) probably inscribed for Mehu (name not preserved), identified as [sAb r nxn smsw (hAjt) ...nfr-jssj Hrj-sStA] judge and mouth of Nekhen, elder of (the court), ...of the pyramid of Isesi, secretary; found in pit G 2423 A.
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- HUMFA_36-10-16
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-26b
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-26c
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-26a
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-26d
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-26e
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-27a
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-27b
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-27c
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-27d
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-27e
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Block of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-5-104
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-28a
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-28b
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-28c
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-28d
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-28e
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-29a
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Fragment of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-29b
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Fragments of limestone relief from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-23
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Limestone door jamb from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-24a
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Limestone door jamb from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-24b
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Limestone door jamb from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-24c
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Limestone door jamb from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-25a
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Limestone door jamb from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-25b
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Limestone lintel from tomb of Mehu
- HUMFA_37-1-22
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- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K12_CemG2400_p125 q
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief (37-1-21, 37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738, 37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) reused as roofing over later burials (intrusive pits X and Y), looking W (front row [pit Y] from left to right: 37-1-24c, 37-1-25b, 37-1-25a; back row [pit X] last two slabs on right: 37-1-21a, 37-1-24b)
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief (37-1-21, 37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738, 37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) reused as roofing over later burials (intrusive pits X and Y), looking W (front row [pit Y] from left to right: 37-1-24c, 37-1-25b, 37-1-25a; back row [pit X] last two slabs on right: 37-1-21a, 37-1-24b)
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of lintel (37-1-22) reused in later burials, intrusive pits X and Y with roofing removed (foreground, X to left, Y to right) and pit U (background), looking NW
ID: HUMFA_B8793_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Two fitting fragments of limestone raised relief inscription, reused in building of chamber in intrusive pit G 2423 X, originally from G 2423, Mehu: 37-1-23 (12) (13) (= MFA 37.2762)
ID: HUMFA_B8794_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Two blocks of limestone relief reused in intrusive pit G 2423 X, originally from G 2423, Mehu: 37-1-26c (= MFA 39.833.8), 37-1-26d (= MFA 39.833.1)
ID: HUMFA_B8795_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Block of limestone relief reused in intrusive pit G 2423 X, originally from G 2423, Mehu: 37-1-26e (= MFA 39.833.10)
ID: HUMFA_B8746_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief (37-1-21, 37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738, 37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) reused as roofing over intrusive pits X and Y, looking N (pit X on left: front: 37-1-21a, back: 37-1-24b; pit Y on right: front: 37-1-25b, back: 37-1-25a)
ID: HUMFA_B8747_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief reused as roofing over intrusive pit X, looking N (front: 37-1-21a, back: 37-1-24b = MFA 37.2738)
ID: HUMFA_C13948_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of lintel (37-1-22) reused as roofing over intrusive pit U, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C13966_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Fragments of relief from in and around intrusive pits G 2423 X and Y: top row: 37-1-28d, 37-1-29b (= MFA 39.833.6), 37-1-28c (= MFA 39.833.5), 37-1-28e (= MFA 39.833.3); middle row: 37-1-28a, 37-1-28b (= MFA 39.833.4); bottom row: 37-1-29a (= MFA 39.833.2), 37-1-21c (fits 37-1-21b)
ID: HUMFA_A7743_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Two fitting blocks of inscribed lintel reused in intrusive pit G 2423 U, originally from G 2423, Mehu: 37-1-22
ID: HUMFA_A7742A_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Blocks of limestone relief reused in intrusive pits G 2423 G, U, X, originally from G 2423, Mehu: top row: 37-1-24a (= MFA 37.2738); bottom row: 37-1-26a (= MFA 39.833.9), 37-1-26b (= MFA 39.833.7)
ID: HUMFA_A7740_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Blocks of relief from N and S door jambs (in four pieces) reused in G 2423 a over later burials (intrusive pits X and Y), originally from G 2423, Mehu: left: 37-1-25a + 37-1-25b (= MFA 37.2739); right: 37-1-24b + 37-1-24c (= MFA 37.2738)
ID: HUMFA_A7732_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of lintel (37-1-22) reused in later burials, intrusive pits X and Y with roofing removed (foreground, X to left, Y to right) and pit U (background), looking NW
ID: HUMFA_A7733_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of lintel (37-1-22) reused in later burials, intrusive pit U (foreground), intrusive pit Y with roofing removed (background to left), looking S
ID: HUMFA_A7726_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief (37-1-21, 37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738, 37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) reused as roofing over later burials (intrusive pits X and Y), looking W (front row [pit Y] from left to right: 37-1-24c, 37-1-25b, 37-1-25a; back row [pit X] last two slabs on right: 37-1-21a, 37-1-24b)
ID: HUMFA_A7697_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2423
Description: Cemetery G 2400 (area N of Senedjemib Complex): G 2423 a, chapel, blocks of relief (37-1-21, 37-1-24 = MFA 37.2738, 37-1-25 = MFA 37.2739) reused as roofing over later burials (intrusive pits X and Y), looking W (front row [pit Y] from left to right: 37-1-24c, 37-1-25b, 37-1-25a; back row [pit X] last two slabs on right: 37-1-21a, 37-1-24b)
ID: MFAB_AAW866
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from S door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burials (intrusive pits U, X, and Y): 37-1-24a + 37-1-24b + 37-1-24c (= MFA 37.2738)
ID: MFAB_AAW867
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from S door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burials (intrusive pits U, X, and Y): 37-1-24a + 37-1-24b + 37-1-24c (= MFA 37.2738)
ID: MFAB_AAW868
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from N door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burial (intrusive pit Y): 37-1-25a + 37-1-25b (= MFA 37.2739)
ID: MFAB_AAW871
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Fragment of painted limestone relief from G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a (intrusive pit X): 37-1-26d (= MFA 39.833.1)
ID: MFAB_AAW872
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Fragment of painted limestone relief (detail of face) from G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a (intrusive pit X): 37-1-26d (= MFA 39.833.1)
ID: MFAB_AAW875
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from N door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burial (intrusive pit Y): 37-1-25a + 37-1-25b (= MFA 37.2739)
ID: MFAB_AAW876
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from N door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burial (intrusive pit Y): 37-1-25a + 37-1-25b (= MFA 37.2739)
ID: MFAB_AAW902
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Limestone relief of Mehu and wife, Khenit, from N door jamb of chapel of G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a over later burial (intrusive pit Y): 37-1-25a + 37-1-25b (= MFA 37.2739)
ID: MFAB_AAW1549
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2423
Description: Fragment of painted limestone relief from G 2423, Mehu, reused in G 2423 a (intrusive pit X): 37-1-26d (= MFA 39.833.1)
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