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G 4817

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4710, G 4712, G 4714, G 4715, G 4817, G 4818, G 4816, G 4810, G 4811+4812, G 4813, G 4910

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Dynasty 5
  • Site Type
    Stone+Brick-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 4817 A; G 4817 B; G 4817 Serdab; G 4817 Chapel
  • Remarks
    Upper part of seated male statue, late Dyn. 5, found in debris of shaft A.

Finds 1

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 8

Published Documents 4

Unpublished Documents 26

Full Bibliography

  • Jánosi, Peter. "G 4712 - Ein Datierungsproblem." Göttinger Miszellen 133 (1993), p. 58, fig. 3.

    Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G196.

    Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 139, plan 15.

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • 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.