Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
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- Tomb Owner
- Kakherptah (G 7721)
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
- Sir William Flinders Petrie, British, 1853–1942
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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- Shafts
- G 7721 Chapel
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- Remarks
- Rock-cut tomb south of G 7716 and on the same level.
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- ID HUMFA_EG025716
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- ID HUMFA_EG025718
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G 7721, Elevation of antechamber, W wall and columns
- ID HUMFA_EG025714
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G 7721, Elevation of offering chamber, W wall
- ID HUMFA_EG025717
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G 7721: relief from N column, N side
- ID HUMFA_EG025320
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G 7721: relief from S column, S side
- ID HUMFA_EG025408
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- ID HUMFA_EG025410
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G 7721: relief from S side of W wall, false door
- ID HUMFA_EG025411
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G 7721: relief from W wall, S false door, tablet
- ID HUMFA_EG025412
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G 7721: relief from W wall, false door
- ID HUMFA_EG025407
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G 7721: relief from middle column, N
- ID HUMFA_EG025406
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G 7721: relief from outer chamber, W wall, S end
- ID HUMFA_EG025315
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, N door, S jamb
- ID HUMFA_EG025364
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, N door, drum
- ID HUMFA_EG025318
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, N door, jamb
- ID HUMFA_EG025313
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, N pillar
- ID HUMFA_EG025367
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, S door, S jamb
- ID HUMFA_EG025363
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, S pillar
- ID HUMFA_EG025314
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, S pillar, N face
- ID HUMFA_EG025369
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, middle pillar
- ID HUMFA_EG025319
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, middle pillar, S face
- ID HUMFA_EG025316
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G 7721: relief from outer room, W wall, pillars
- ID HUMFA_EG025368
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G 7721: relief from second drum from N
- ID HUMFA_EG025405
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Bolshakov, Andrey. "Hinting as a Method of Old Kingdom Tomb Decoration I. The Offering-Stone and the False Door of the Dwarf Snb." Göttinger Miszellen 139 (1994), p. 15, note 8.
Fischer, Henry G. Varia Nova. Egyptian Studies 3. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996, p. 228, n. 412 #25.
Jánosi, Peter. "The Tombs of Officials. Houses of Eternity." In Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, p. 38, note 54.
Kendall, Timothy. "An Unusual Rock-Cut Tomb at Giza." In William Kelly Simpson and Whitney M. David, eds. Studies in Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Sudan: Essays in Honor of Dows Dunham on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday, June 1, 1980. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1981, pp. 104-114, figs. 1-12.
Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G259a.
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. 203.
Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box M 3, Description of Cemetery G 7000, pp. 449d-449g.
Ancient People
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- Type Tomb Owner
Modern People
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- 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.
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates British, 1853–1942
- Remarks Father of British Egyptology.
ID: HUMFA_A7534B_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, SW corner, groups of rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7485_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, pillars with rock-cut statues, looking NW
ID: HUMFA_A7486_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, N wall, upper part
ID: HUMFA_A7487_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, N wall, lower part, four rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7488_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N pillar, upper part, relief (standing figure)
ID: HUMFA_A7489_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N pillar, lower part, rock-cut statue
ID: HUMFA_A7490_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, middle pillar, upper part, relief (standing figure)
ID: HUMFA_A7491_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, middle pillar, lower part, rock-cut pair statue
ID: HUMFA_A7492_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S pillar, upper part, relief (standing figure)
ID: HUMFA_A7493_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S pillar, lower part, rock-cut statue
ID: HUMFA_A7494_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N door, looking W to rock-cut statues in room beyond
ID: HUMFA_A7495_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, door N of middle, looking W
ID: HUMFA_A7496_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, door S of middle, looking W to rock-cut statues in room beyond
ID: HUMFA_A7497_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S door, looking W
ID: HUMFA_A7498_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S end, middle part, register of relief
ID: HUMFA_A7499_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S end, lower part, three rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7500_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N door, N jamb
ID: HUMFA_A7501_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N door, S jamb (= N pillar, N face)
ID: HUMFA_A7502_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N pillar, S face
ID: HUMFA_A7503_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, N pillar, S face
ID: HUMFA_A7504_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, middle pillar, N face
ID: HUMFA_A7505_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, middle pillar, S face
ID: HUMFA_A7506_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S pillar, N face
ID: HUMFA_A7507_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S pillar, S face (= S door, N jamb)
ID: HUMFA_A7508_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, S door, S jamb
ID: HUMFA_A7509_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, E wall, N end
ID: HUMFA_A7510_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, E wall, middle
ID: HUMFA_A7511_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, E wall, S end
ID: HUMFA_A7512_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, S wall, rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7513_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, S end, false door
ID: HUMFA_A7514_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, S false door, tablet
ID: HUMFA_A7515_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, S group of rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7516_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, serdab hole between N and S rock-cut statue groups
ID: HUMFA_A7517_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, tablet over serdab hole
ID: HUMFA_A7518_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, W wall, N group of rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7519_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, NW corner, rock-cut statue groups
ID: HUMFA_A7520_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, N wall, rock-cut statue group
ID: HUMFA_A7534A_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, inner room, SW corner, groups of rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7535_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, W wall, pillars with rock-cut statues, looking SW
ID: HUMFA_A7536_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, S wall, rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7537_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, S wall, E end, rock-cut statues
ID: HUMFA_A7538_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, [GLYPHS] Kaherptah, outer room, S wall, W end, rock-cut statues
ID: PDM_1993.069.12
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, looking SW
ID: PDM_1993.069.13
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, looking SW
ID: PDM_1993.069.14
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, looking NW
ID: PDM_1993.069.15
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, looking NW
ID: PDM_1993.069.16
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, interior, looking SW
ID: PDM_1993.069.18
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, interior, looking NW
ID: PDM_1993.069.19
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, looking W
ID: PDM_1993.069.17
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, chapel, interior, looking SW
ID: PDM_01326
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, buried chapel, looking SW(?)
ID: PDM_01327
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7721
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7721, Kaherptah, restored, built over and locked, looking SW
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