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Khufuseneb [I]

Western Cemetery

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khufuseneb [I] (Khufuseneb [I])
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • PorterMoss Date
    End of Dynasty 5 or later
  • Baer Date
    End of Dynasty 5 or later
  • Harpur Date
    Unis - Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    S 353; S362; S 363; S 364; chapel
  • Remarks
    Mastaba with 4 shafts is east of G 5160, south of G 5270, and northwest of G 5350.

Finds 1

Maps & Plans 1

Published Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Junker, Hermann. Gîza 7. Der Ostabschnitt des Westfriedhofs, Erster Teil. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 72, Abhandlung 3. Vienna & Leipzig: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1944, pp. 117-126, figs. 43-46, pl. 26 [a, b], plan after pl. 40.

    Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G376.

    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, pp. 152-153, plan 16.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Khufuseneb [I] (Khufuseneb [I])

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Khufuseneb [I] (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Fragmentary lintel (Hildesheim 3050) and chapel entrance east door jamb (only lower part preserved) inscribed for Khufuseneb, identified as [Hm-nTr ... Hm-nTr mDdrnbtj Hrj-sStA n nb=f jmj-r jpAt nswt] priest of ..., priest of Medjedernebty (Khufu), secretary of his lord, overseer of the royal harem; door jamb in situ in mastaba of Khufuseneb [I], lintel found in shaft of G 5170. Name mentioned on chapel entrance west door jamb from tomb of his son Khufuseneb [II]; found in mastaba of Khufuseneb [II] (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker).

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.