The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology, pp. 259-280, "Der Grabherr und die Lotosblume. Zu Lokalen und Geschlechtsspezifischen Traditionen eines Motivkreises"

Ancient People

• Abdu (Abdu)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
• Iymery (G 6020)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of (G 6020). Son of Shepseskafankh (owner of G 6040).
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  Kaninisut [II] (G 2156)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 2156. Son ([sA=f n Xt=f] his son of his body) of Kaninisut [I] (owner of G 2155), father of Kaninisut [III] (probable owner of G 2156a). Chapel entrance drum lintel and door jambs inscribed for Kaninisut, identified as [wr mdw Sma nj-nst-xntt Hm-nTr mAat Hrj-sStA nb=f Hm-nTr xwfw] great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, preeminent of place, priest of Maat, secretary of his lord, priest of Khufu; also appears in chapel relief (west wall, seated at offering table), identified as [wr mdw Sma rx nswt] great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, royal acquaintance; in situ in G 2156. Limestone offering stone (MFA 12.1513) inscribed for Kaninisut, identified as [wr mdw Sma nj-nst-xntt Hm-nTr xwfw Hrj-sStA] great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, preeminent of place, priest of Khufu, secretary; found in street east of G 2160, probably originally from G 2156. Limestone cornice (33-1-77) inscribed for Kaninisut, identified as [wr mdw Sma] great one of the tens of Upper Egypt; found in G 2200 (= G 5080) B, probably originally from G 2156. Also appears in chapel relief in tomb of his father Kaninisut [I], west wall (between false doors, standing with his brother and sister in front of his parents), identified as [kAn[j]nswt nDs] Kaninisut the Younger; chapel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8006) found in situ in G 2155.
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  Kapi (G 2091)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 2091. North and south false doors inscribed for Kapi; also appears in chapel relief; identified as [sHD xntjw-S pr-aA jmj-r st xntjw-S pr-aA rx nswt Hrj-pr pr-aA wab nswt] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House, overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House, royal acquaintance, major-domo of the Great House, royal wab-priest; in situ in G 2091. Two fitting fragments of displaced architrave inscribed for Kapi, identified as [jmj-r mDw pr-aA jmj-xt pr-aA] overseer of tens of the Great House, under-supervisor of the Great House; found south of G 2091, probably originally from chapel. Four fitting fragments of displaced architrave inscribed for Kapi, identified as [jmj-r wpw(t) pr-aA] overseer of commissions of the Great House; found south of G 2091, probably originally from south entrance. Architrave fragment (probably inscribed for Kapi, although name not preserved): [... jmj-r st xntjw-S ...] overseer of the department of palace attendants...; found south of G 2091.
• Khuwiwer (G 8674)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 8674. Son of Mes-sa (owner of G 8668). Entrance drum lintel inscribed for Mes-sa (identified as [smr watj xrp aH] sole companion, director of the palace) and Khuwiwer (identified as [sAb jmj-r sSw] juridicial overseer of scribes); found in entrance debris of G 8674. Biographical inscription of Khuwiwer on northern and southern walls of antechamber; in situ in G 8674. Chapel entrance architrave, drum lintel and door jambs inscribed for Khuwiwer, identified as [sAb sHD sSw n Hwtj wrtj jmj wrt nt Xnw xrp sSw jrjw jaH] juridicial inspector of scribes in the two great courts (of justice) amongst those on the right-hand side(?) of the Residence, director of scribes connected with the moon. Also appears in chapel wall relief (east, north and west walls); all in situ in G 8674. False door inscribed for Khuwiwer; in situ in G 8674. Lower part of schist seated statue inscribed for Khuwiwer; found in chapel debris of G 8674. Lower part of granite seated statue inscribed for Khuwiwer, identified as [sAb sHD sSw] juridicial inspector of scribes; found in filling of southern serdab of G 8674. Uninscribed limestone head (JE 72221), probably of Khuwiwer; found in G 8674, shaft 973. Statue base inscribed for Khuwiwer, identified as [sAb jmj-r sSw] juridicial overseer of scribes; found in shaft 35 of G 8972.
• Neferbauptah (in G 6010)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Son of Iymery (owner of G 6020).
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  Rawer [II] (G 5470)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 5470. False door inscribed for Rawer, identified as [sAb aD-mr jmj-r sSw Hm-nTr maAt] judge and administrator, overseer of scribes, priest of Ma'at; also appears in chapel relief (west, east, south walls); false door in situ in G 5470. Brother ([sn=f] his brother) of Seshemnefer [III] (owner of G 5170). Appears in chapel relief, west wall (panel of relief north of north false door, second register, figure on left), identified as [sS a nswt] royal document scribe; chapel (Tübingen 3) found in situ in G 5170.
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  Seshemnefer [III] (G 5170)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 5170. North and south false doors inscribed for Seshemnefer; also appears in chapel relief (west, south, east walls); identified as [sA nswt n Xt=f tAjtj sAb Tatj] king's son of his body, chief justice and vizier; chapel (Tübingen 3) found in situ in G 5170. Son ([sA=f] his son) of Seshemnefer [II] (owner of G 5080) and Henutsen. Appears in chapel relief, west wall (between false doors, kneeling beneath chair, figure on right), south wall (upper register of three registers fully preserved, figure on left), and east wall (depicted as young boy standing in front of his father), identified as [jmj-r sSw a nswt] overseer of royal document scribes; in situ in G 5080.
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  Seshemnefer [II] (G 5080)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of G 5080. Pillars and jambs of court entrance and north and south false doors inscribed for Seshemnefer, identified as [jmj-r sSw a nswt Hrj-sStA n wDt-mdw nb nt nswt jmj-r kAt nb nswt sS Xrt-a nswt sS a nswt n sbAjt nswt Hrj-sStA n Xrt-a nswt jmj-r (pr) aHAw m prwj] overseer of royal document scribes, secretary of every royal decree, overseer of all royal works, scribe of the royal document-case, royal document scribe of the royal instructors, secretary of the royal document-case, overseer of (the house of) weapons in the two houses; also appears in chapel relief (west, south, and east walls); in situ in G 5080. Red granite sarcophagus (33-4-19 = Cairo JE 60541) inscribed for Seshemnefer; found in situ in G 5080 B.
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  Tepemankh (D 20)

  • Type Individual - Ancient
  • Remarks Owner of D 20. Drum lintel (Berlin 1138) inscribed for Tepemankh, identified as [rx nswt jmj-r st n xntj-S pr-aA] royal acquaintance, overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House; found in D 20 (removed by Lepsius). False door (Theodore Pitcairn Collection, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania) inscribed for Tepemankh, identified as [Hm-nTr xwfw] priest of Khufu; found in D 20. Relief fragment of south wall (Paris, Louvre E 11161), showing seated Tepemankh and wife Autib receiving offerings from their sons [sA=f] Qaiptah, Khenuka, Kanitef, and Tepemankh; found in D 20. Standing triad or pseudo-group statue (GEM_1077 = Cairo JE 37826): two male figures identified as Tepemankh (possibly father and son - father identified as [jmj-r st xntj-S pr-aA] overseer of the department of palace attendants of the Great House), one female figure identified as Autib; found in D 20 serdab (a).

Modern People

• Gabriele Pieke

  • Type Author
  • Nationality & Dates
• Miroslav Bárta

  • Type Editor
  • Nationality & Dates Czech

• Czech Institute of Egyptology

  • Type Publisher