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G 7520

Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7520

Details

  • Attested
    Ankhneferibre (in Street G 7500)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 7520 A; G 7520 B; G 7520 J; G 7520 L; G 7520 M; G 7520 N; G 7520 Q; G 7520 R; G 7520 S; G 7520 T; G 7520 U; G 7520 V; G 7520 W; G 7520 X; G 7520 Y; G 7520 Z

Finds 190

Excavation Diary Pages 44

Maps & Plans 30

Drawings 4

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 66

Full Bibliography

  • Flentye, Laurel. "The Mastaba of Meresankh III (G 7530/7540) in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza: An Archaeological and Art Historical Analysis." Bulletin of the Egyptian Museum 3 (2006), p. 71, 77-8, figs. 1, 2.

    Jánosi, Peter. "Die Grabanlagen der Konigin Hetepheres II." Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 123 (1996), pp. 52, 54-55, 59-60, 62, figs. 1, 3.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Ankhneferibre (in Street G 7500)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Set of ushabtis (including 25-1-1341, 25-1-1342, 25-1-1343, and probably 27-2-346, 27-4-1221, 36-11-45) inscribed for Ankhneferibre (Ankhwahibre); found scattered in Street G 7500 debris as well as in G 7520 A and G 7524 C. As all were found in same general area and name is late period, all probably came from single intrusive burial. Some provide mother's name Hetepwebastet (Hetep-bastet).

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • 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.