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Chapel entrance west door jamb fromnorth of S 359

Details

  • ID
    RPM_2389
  • Department
    Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Doors, jambs, lintels
  • Findspot
    N of S 359
  • Material
    Nummulitic limestone
  • Dimensions
    158.3 x 51 x 8.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, End of Dynasty 6
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Object owned by
    Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim
  • Attested
    Niwikhnum (in S 359)
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Niwikhnum (in S 359), Hermann Junker; RELATED SITE(S): S 359

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • S 359

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Martin, Karl. Reliefs des Alten Reiches. Teil 1. Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum. Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim, Lieferung 3. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 1978, pp. 83-85.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Niwikhnum (in S 359)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of unidentified owner of S 359 (mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on chapel entrance west door jamb (Hildesheim 2389) (censing his father); found just north of S 359.

Modern People

  • Hermann Junker

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
    • Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

Institutions 1