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Limestone false door of Khakhenmet

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; view: G 3093

Limestone false door inscribed for Khakhenmet, identified as [mjtrt Hm-nTr Nt wpt wAwt rxt nswt Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt nht] mitret, priestess of Neith Opener-of-the-Ways, royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore. Shown standing, facing right, on left jamb; with husband Mededi, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor, on right jamb, facing left. Name of Khakhenmet on drum lintel; shown on tablet, seated before offering table, facing right. Long insription on lintel.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_46495
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    G 3093, offering room
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    91 x 59 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15887
  • Clarence Stanley Fisher excavation number
    CSF_exc_G23
  • Minor Cemetery at Giza publication number
    5
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 - Dynasty 6
  • Owner
    Khakhenmet (in G 3093)
  • Excavator
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
  • Attested
    Mededi (G 3093)
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    From excavations of Clarence Fisher. Registered in JE December 27, 1919.
  • Remarks
    RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_IX_Sp284-285LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Clarence Fisher; Mededi (G 3093); Khakhenmet (in G 3093) RELATED SITE(S): G 3093

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 3093

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 28

Full Bibliography

  • Fisher, Clarence S. The Minor Cemetery at Giza. Philadelphia: University Museum, 1924.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Khakhenmet (in G 3093)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Mededi (owner of G 3093). False door (Cairo 46495) inscribed for Khakhenmet, identified as [mjtrt Hm-nTr Nt wpt wAwt rxt nswt Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt nht] mitret, priestess of Neith Opener-of-the-Ways, royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore; found in situ in G 3093.

  • Mededi (G 3093)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Owner of G 3093. Standing statue (Cairo 46494) of Mededi, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt xrp n mSa] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor of the director of the expedition; found in situ in G 3093. Also appears on northern jamb of false door (Cairo 46495) inscribed for his wife Khakhenmet, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor; found in situ in G 3093.

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

Institutions 1