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Vol.04.p.027

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Diary Transcription:

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Friday, November 1, 1912 (continued)

The northern niche of G 2352, which is broken, belonged to: [GLYPHS] [Hagy]

In G 2360 A, fragment of [base] of limestone statuette [12-11-1], with foot (left) and name: [GLYPHS] [Heti]

In G 2360 B, about 2 meters below surface of solid rock, in mixed hard and sandy debris (not recently disturbed), a standing male figure about half life-sized, of decayed wood (not moveable), and beside it an arm better preserved (seems to be from a larger figure).

[ILLUSTRATION]

In G 2320 [= G 5280] A, under skeleton:
(1) An ivory button seal [12-11-2], from on top [ILLUSTRATION], pierced sideways
(2) A small light blue faience amulet [12-11-3] [ILLUSTRATION], [eyelet] behind [LLUSTRATION]

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    11/01/1912
  • Mentioned on page
    Hagy (G 2352)
    Heti (G 5480)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 2352

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2360

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5280

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 3

Ancient People

  • Hagy (G 2352)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 2352. Limestone false door (north false door) inscribed for Hagy, identified as [rx nswt wab HqA Hwt jssj Hm-nTr bjkwj-nbw jmj-r sxwt xwfw jmj-r sSrt nt Axt-xwfw jmj-r jHw] royal acquaintance, wab-priest, chief of the chapel of Isesi, priest of the Two Horuses of Gold (Khufu), overseer of the fields of Khufu, overseer of the milk herd of the pyramid of Khufu, overseer of cattle; in situ in G 2352.

  • Heti (G 5480)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 5480. Appears in chapel relief (west and north walls and chapel entrance door jamb, name not preserved in chapel); in situ in G 5480. Headless seated statue (Cairo TR 20.1.41.4) inscribed for Heti, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; incomplete standing pair statue (Cambridge E 42.1926) inscribed for Heti and his sister Khenut, and base of limestone standing statue (KHM Vienna ÄS 8543) inscribed for Heti, identified (on both) as [zAb jmy-r sS] judge, overseer of scribes; all found in G 5480 serdab. Limestone statue base (12-11-1 = MFA 13.3447) inscribed for Heti, identified as [zAb jmy-r sS] judge, overseer of scribes; found in upper debris of G 2360 A, originally from G 2340 = G 5480. Uninscribed scribal statue of Heti (Hildesheim 2407); head found in mastaba of Khenit, body found in serdab of G 5480.

Modern People

  • 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.