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G 7911

Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7937, G 7936, G 7943, G 7934, G 7935, G 7912, G 7911, G 7760, G 7660

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Nikhasutnisut (G 7911)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Attested
    Irukara (in G 7911)
    Khabau (in G 7911)
    Meretites (in G 7911)
    Neferkhuu (in G 7911)
    Nefertjes (in G 7911)
    Nikauhathor (in G 7911)
    Ptahuser (in G 7911)
    Sankhuka (in G 7911)
    Tjentet (in G 7911)
    Tjenteti-nedjes (in G 7911)
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5-6
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 7911 A; G 7911 B; G 7911 C; G 7911 D; G 7911 U; G 7911 V; G 7911 W; G 7911 X; G 7911 Y; G 7911 Z

Finds 7

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 21

Drawings 2

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 14

Full Bibliography

  • 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. 206.

    Simpson, William Kelly. "Topographical Notes on Giza Mastabas." In Manfred Görg and Edgar Pusch, eds. Festschrift Elmar Edel 12. März 1979. Ägypten und Altes Testament 1. Bamberg, 1979, pp. 495-496.

Photos 55

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People 12

Ancient People

  • Irukara (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, south jamb (lower register, figure on left); found in G 7911.

  • Khabau (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, south jamb (upper register, figure on right), identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; found in G 7911.

  • Meretites (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, south jamb (lower register, figure on right); found in G 7911.

  • Neferkhuu (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, south jamb (upper register, figure on left); found in G 7911.

  • Nefertjes (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, north jamb (upper register, figure on right); found in G 7911.

  • Nikauhathor (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, north jamb (lower register, figure on right); found in G 7911.

  • Nikhasutnisut (G 7911)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 7911. Limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, identified as [sS Hm-kA] scribe, ka-priest; found in G 7911. Possibly same individual as Nikhasutnisut, who appears on fragment of false door (?) (26-1-1245), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; provenance unknown, possibly found displaced in Isis Temple, room A.

  • Ptahuser (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, north jamb (lower register, figure on left); found in G 7911.

  • Sankhuka (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, north jamb (upper register, figure on left), identified as [jmj-r pr Hm-kA] steward, ka-priest; found in G 7911.

  • Tjentet (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on tablet of limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, seated opposite her husband at offering table, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 7911.

  • Tjenteti-nedjes (in G 7911)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Probable daughter of Nefertjes and granddaughter of Nikhasutnisut (owner of G 7911). Appears on limestone false door (30-12-28) inscribed for Nikhasutnisut, north jamb (upper register, small figure on right); found in G 7911.

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.