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Khesef [II]

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Khesef [II], S 4411/4414, S 4372/4376

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khesef [II] (Khesef [II])
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Shafts
    S 4406; 1 unlabeled shaft; chapel
  • Remarks
    Mastaba straddles the concession line, being built west of S 4411/4414, southeast of G 1407 and south of G 1209. Mastaba is drawn but not labeled on plan EG002029.

Maps & Plans 2

Published Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Junker, Hermann. Gîza 9. Das Mittelfeld des Westfriedhofs. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 73, Abhandlung 2. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1950, pp. 248-252, figs. 113-115, pl. 20 [b], plan 3.

    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. 104, plan 13.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Khesef [II] (Khesef [II])

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Khesef [II] (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Fragment of false door lintel inscribed for Khesef, identified as [nfr] recruit; found in mastaba of Khesef [II].

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.