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G 7523

Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7523

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Sedaf Iby (G 7523)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Reisner Date
    Dynasty 5-6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 7523 A; G 7523 B; G 7523 T; G 7523 U; G 7523 V; G 7523 W; G 7523 X; G 7523 Z
  • Remarks
    Mastaba north of G 7610+7620 and west of G 7710.

Finds 24

Excavation Diary Pages 11

Maps & Plans 33

Drawings 1

Unpublished Documents 16

People 2

Ancient People

  • Sedaf Iby (G 7523)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 7523. Remains of damaged false door and door jamb (25-2-1037) inscribed for Sedaf Iby, identified as [jmj(-r) prwj xrp wsht] overseer of the Two Houses, director of the broad hall; false door in situ in G 7523. Possibly two different individuals rather than same man with two different names.

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.