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Khufuseneb [II]

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 5270, S 385/386, S 384, S 382/383, S 381, S 370, S 369, S 368, G 5170, G 5070, Khufuseneb [II], Khufuseneb [I], S 371/374, S 375/391, S 450/490

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khufuseneb [II] (Khufuseneb [II])
  • Attested
    Hemakhti (in Khufuseneb [II])
    Khufuseneb [I] (Khufuseneb [I])
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Junker No
    S 388/390
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    S 388; S 389; S 390; chapel
  • Remarks
    Mastaba off southeast corner of G 5270, east of Khufuseneb [I], and north of G 5350

Finds 2

Maps & Plans 1

Published Documents 2

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. 126-133, figs. 38, 47-48 b, pl. 29 [a].

    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. 153, plan 16.

People 4

Ancient People

  • Hemakhti (in Khufuseneb [II])

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Khufuseneb [II] (owner of Khufuseneb [II], unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on chapel entrance east door jamb (Hildesheim 2387) censing his father, identified as [xntj-S n pr-aA] palace attendant of the Great House; found in mastaba of Khufuseneb [II].

  • Khufuseneb [II] (Khufuseneb [II])

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Khufuseneb [II] (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8521) and door jambs (east jamb = Hildesheim 2387) and false door upper lintel inscribed for Khufuseneb, identified as [wab nswt Hm-nTr Hr mDdw Hm-nTr xwfw sHD xntjw-S pr-aA jmj-r wpwt xntjw-S pr-aA] royal wab-priest, priest of the Horus Medjedu (Khufu), priest of Khufu, inspector of palace attendants of the Great House, overseer of commissions of palace attendants of the Great House; chapel entrance lintel found reused as roofing over unidentified shaft, other elements found in mastaba of Khufuseneb [II].

  • Khufuseneb [I] (Khufuseneb [I])

    • Type Attested
    • 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.