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G 7917

Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7917

Details

  • Attested
    Djefatsen (in G 7917)
    Peni (in G 7917)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 7917 A; G 7917 B; G 7917 C; G 7917 Z

Finds 1

Excavation Diary Pages 12

Maps & Plans 10

Drawings 3

Unpublished Documents 8

People 3

Ancient People

  • Djefatsen (in G 7917)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Peni. Appears on fragmentary incomplete limestone false door (30-1-100) inscribed for Peni; Djefatsen identified as [Hm-nTr Nt] priestess of Neith; found in seven pieces in G 7917 A.

  • Peni (in G 7917)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Fragmentary incomplete limestone false door (30-1-100) inscribed for Peni, identified as [rx nswt ...pr nbw] royal acquaintance, ... of the house of gold; found in seven pieces in G 7917 A.

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.