Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
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- Tomb Owner
- Ptahshepses [I] (Ptahshepses [I])
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- Attested
- Iyshema (in Ptahshepses [I])
- Redines (in Ptahshepses [I])
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- Excavator
- Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
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- PorterMoss Date
- Late Dynasty 5
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Shafts
- S 338; S 339; serdab 1; serdab 2
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- Remarks
- Mastaba with two shafts is in street off east wall of G 5160's chapel, north of G 5150 and Tjenti (2).
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Headless limestone seated scribe statue
- KHM_ÄS_7789
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- EMC_JE_43961
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Limestone seated scribe statue
- EMC_JE_43966
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Limestone servant statue: woman grinding grain
- KHM_ÄS_7500
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Limestone standing statue of Ptahshepses [I]
- KHM_ÄS_7499
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Limestone standing statue of Ptahshepses [I]
- KHM_ÄS_7508
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- RPM_2144
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- RPM_2141
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- RPM_2140
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- GEM_12248
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- EMC_JE_43964
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Bolshakov, Andrey. "anx-wD.s: St. Petersburg-Cambridge." Göttinger Miszellen 188 (2002), p. 41.
Eaton-Krauss, Marianne. "Pseudo-Groups." In Rainer Stadelmann and Hourig Sourouzian, eds. Kunst des Alten Reiches: Symposium im Deutschen Archäologischen Institut Kairo am 29. und 30. Oktober 1991. Sonderschrift des Deutschen Archäologischen Institut Abteilung Kairo 28, Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1995, p. 69, #8 and #9.
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. 92-113, figs. 38, 40, pls. 19-23, plan after pl. 40.
Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G354.
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. 151-152, plan 16.
Ancient People
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Headless servant staue (Hildesheim 2142) inscribed for Iyshema; found in mastaba of Ptahshepses [I] serdab 1 (S 1).
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Ptahshepses [I] (Ptahshepses [I])
- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of Ptahshepses [I] (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Limestone standing statue (KHM Vienna ÄS 7503) inscribed for Ptahshepses, identified as [sHD Hmw-kA] inspector of ka-priests, and limestone standing pair statue (KHM Vienna ÄS 7501) inscribed for Ptahshepses and his wife Redines; found in situ in mastaba of Ptahshepses [I] serdab 2 (S 2).
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Wife of Ptahshepses (owner of Ptahshepses [I], unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Limestone standing pair statue (KHM Vienna ÄS 7501) inscribed for Ptahshepses and his wife Redines; Redines identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in situ in mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 2 (S 2).
Modern People
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- 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.
ID: HUMFA_EG019921
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan 4: Western Cemetery of German-Austrian Excavation Concession (Central Strip - Cemetery en Echelon)
Description: Partial plan of the German-Austrian concession: Western Cemetery, central strip, easternmost tombs (Cemetery en Echelon), published in H. Junker, Giza vols. 3, 7, 8
ID: KHM_AEOS_7499
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Uninscribed limestone standing statue attributed to Ptahshepses from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7499
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone servant statue (woman grinding grain) from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (quarter view proper right): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7500
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone servant statue (woman grinding grain) from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (profile proper right): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7500
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone servant statue (woman grinding grain) from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (quarter view proper right): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7500
ID: KHM_AEOS_7508
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Uninscribed limestone standing statue attributed to Ptahshepses from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7508
ID: KHM_AEOS_7789
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Headless limestone seated scribe statue found SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], probably not originally from that mastaba (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7789
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5401
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone statues from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43964 (standing statue, female figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43961 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43963 (standing statue, male figure)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5403
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone statues from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2140 (servant statue, baker), Egyptian Musuem, Cairo JE 4366 (seated scribed statue), Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2141 (seated scribed statue), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7500 (servant statue, woman grinding grain)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5468
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1), statues (including, Hildesheim 2140, 2141, 2144, Cairo JE 43961, 43963, 43964, 43966, KHM Vienna ÄS 7499, 7500, 7508) in situ, looking E
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5469
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1), statues (including, Hildesheim 2140, 2141, 2144, Cairo JE 43961, 43963, 43964, 43966, KHM Vienna ÄS 7499, 7500, 7508) in situ, serdab 2 (S 2) (background), statue inscribed for Ptahshepses (KHM Vienna ÄS 7503) in situ, looking E
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5470
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 2 (S 2), pair statue inscribed for Ptahshepses and his wife Redines (KHM Vienna ÄS 7501) in situ, looking __
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5471
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1), statues (including, Hildesheim 2140, 2141, 2144, Cairo JE 43961, 43963, 43964, 43966, KHM Vienna ÄS 7499, 7500, 7508) in situ, serdab 2 (S 2) (background left), statue inscribed for Ptahshepses (KHM Vienna ÄS 7503) in situ, looking SE
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5472
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone statues from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2144 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43961 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7499 (standing statue, male figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43963 (standing statue, male figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43964 (standing statue, female figure)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5481
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone statues from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2140 (accessory from servant statue, bedja loaves baking bread molds, and servant statue, baker), Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2141 (seated scribe statue), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43963 (standing statue, male figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43964 (standing statue, female figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43961 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7499 (standing statue, male figure), Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 2144 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Egyptian Musem, Cairo JE 43966 (seated scribe statue), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7500 (servant statue, woman grinding grain)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5482
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Statues from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43961 (standing pair statue, two male figures), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43966 (seated scribe statue), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43963 (standing statue, male figure), Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 43964 (standing statue, female figure)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5656
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Headless limestone seated scribe statue found SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], probably not originally from that mastaba (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7789
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5696
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], headless seated scribe statue (KHM Vienna ÄS 7789) in situ, looking __
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5860
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Headless limestone seated scribe statue found SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], probably not originally from that mastaba (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7789
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5922
Subjects: People & places: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdabs 1 and 2 (S 1, S 2), looking E
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Headless limestone seated scribe statue found SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], probably not originally from that mastaba (back): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7789
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Headless limestone seated scribe statue found SW of mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], probably not originally from that mastaba (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7789
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Uninscribed limestone standing statue attributed to Ptahshepses from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7499
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Fragmentary limestone standing statue inscribed for Ptahshepses from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 2 (S 2) (quarter view proper right): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7503
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Uninscribed limestone standing statue attributed to Ptahshepses from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1 (S 1) (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7508
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone standing pair statue inscribed for Ptahshepses and Redines from mastaba of Ptahshepses [I], serdab 2 (S 2) (front): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7501
ID: GEM_12248_001
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: Ptahshepses [I]
Description: Limestone standing statue of a man from Ptahshepses [I], serdab 1: GEM_12248 (= EMC_JE_43963 = EMC_SR_2/15679)
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