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G 7803

Eastern Cemetery

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4 of 19 • Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7803 D, stones laid in pit floor (after removal of mortar), looking down
General plan of Eastern Cemetery (G 7000s)
Plan of cemetery G 7000: G 7800s and G 7900s, Khufu causeway
Plan of cemetery G 7000: G 7800s (1 of 2)
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7803 D, stones laid in pit floor (after removal of mortar), looking down
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: G 7803 C, burial chamber, sarcophagus, looking S
G 7803, Shaft A
G 7803, Shaft B
G 7803, Shaft C
G 7803, Shaft D

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7803

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Probably Dynasty 5-6
  • Site Type
    Rock-cut tomb w/ stone casing
  • Shafts
    G 7803 A; G 7803 B; G 7803 C; G 7803 D; G 7803 E

Finds 8

Excavation Diary Pages 3

Maps & Plans 20

Drawings 1

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 14

Full Bibliography

  • Baud Michel. "The Relative Chronology of Dynasties 6 and 8." In Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss & David A. Warburton, eds. Ancient Egyptian Chronology, Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2006, pp. 153, 155.

    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. 204, plan 18.

    Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box M 3, Description of Cemetery G 7000, pp. 439a, 441-442.

    Smith, William Stevenson. "Inscriptional Evidence for the History of the Fourth Dynasty." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 11 (1952), pp. 120, 128, fig. 8.

People 1

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.