G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
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- Tomb Owner
- Sekhemka (Mastaba IX)
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- Excavator
- Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
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- Attested
- Ini (in Mastaba IX)
- Kaemnefret (in Mastaba IX)
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- Reisner No., alternate spelling
- G I S No.8
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- Reisner No
- G VIII S
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- Junker No
- M. IX
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- PorterMoss Date
- End of Dynasty 5 or later
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- Baer Date
- End of Dynasty 5 or later
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- Harpur Date
- Unis - Teti ?
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Shafts
- Shaft North; Shaft South; serdab 1; serdab 2; serdab 3; chapel north; chapel south
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- Remarks
- Mastaba is one of nine major tombs (as well as two "potential" ones) built in a line along south side of Khufu Pyramid, east of Mastaba VIII, west of Mastaba X and north of Sehetepu Tepu. Junker assigned numbers I to XI for this row of mastabas. Mastaba II was not assigned as the space where II would have been was filled with collection of smaller mastabas. Reisner assigned numbers I to X sequentially to the nine major mastabas that were actually built (and Lepsius 52 = Junker's Mastaba V = Reisner's G IV S).
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Lower part of statue of Sekhemka
- RPM_3262
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- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K03_ChapX_p178
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Jánosi, Peter. "'...an intact burial-chamber belonging to a great lady of the Royal Family of the Fourth Dynasty' oder: Wo waren Chephrens Tochter bestattet?." In Antje Spiekermann, ed. Zur Zierde gereicht. . . Festschrift Bettina Schmitz zum 60. Geburtstag am 24. Juli 2008, HIldesheimer Ägyptologische Beiträge 50. Hildesheim: Verlag Gebrüder Gerstenberg, 2008, p. 134, note 37.
Jánosi, Peter. "Aspects of Mastaba Development: The Position of Shafts and the Identification of Tomb Owners." In Filip Coppens, ed. Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2001. Proceedings of the Symposium (Prague, September 25th-27th, 2001). Archiv Orientální 70, No. 3 (August 2002). Prague: Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, p. 349, fig. 5.
Junker, Hermann. Gîza 3. Die Mastabas der vorgeschrittenen V. Dynastie auf dem Westfriedhof. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften. Vienna & Leipzig: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1938, p. 54.
Junker, Hermann. Gîza 10. Der Friedhof südlich der Cheopspyramide: Westteil. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 74, Abhandlung 1. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1951, figs. 5, 11, plan 2 of 2 after p. 211.
Junker, Hermann. Gîza 11. Der Friedhof südlich der Cheopspyramide: Ostteil. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 74, Abhandlung 2. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1953, pp. 1-48, figs. 1-30, pls. 2-5, plan after p. 298.
Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G272.
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, pp. 221-222, plans 11, 31.
Ancient People
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son of Sekhemka (owner of Mastaba IX). Appears in chapel relief, interior chapel, west wall (north of false door niche, depicted as young boy standing in front of standing figure of his father); in situ in Mastaba IX.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son of Sekhemka (owner of Mastaba IX). Appears in chapel relief, interior chapel, north wall (depicted as young boy standing in front of seated figure of his father); in situ in Mastaba IX.
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of Mastaba IX. Lower portion of seated statue (Hildesheim 3262) inscribed for Sekhemka, identified as [Xrj-tp nswt sAb aD-mr Hm-kA mAat] royal chamberlain, judge and administrator, priest of Maat; found in Mastaba IX south exterior chapel. Also appears in chapel relief (name not preserved in most instances); in situ in Mastaba IX interior chapel.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
- Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
ID: HUMFA_A6977_NS
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba, VI, Mastaba VII, Mastaba VIII, Mastaba IX, Mastaba X, Nisusankh, Nisuhenu, Sehetepu Tepu, Heneni, Khenut, Lepsius 53, Lepsius 54, Lepsius 55, Seshemnefer-tjeti, Ptahhetep
Description: G I-South Cemetery (mastabas S of Khufu pyramid), E end, including Mastaba, VI, Mastaba VII, Mastaba VIII, Mastaba IX, Mastaba X, and mastabas of Nisusankh, Nisuhenu, Sehetepu Tepu, Heneni, Khenut, and Seshemnefer [IV] complex, looking SSE to Sphinx and beyond from top of Khufu pyramid
ID: HUMFA_EG019923
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan 6: Cemetery G I-South of German-Austrian Excavation Concession (East Half)
Description: Partial plan of the German-Austrian concession: G I-South Cemetery, south of the Khufu pyramid, eastern half, published in H. Junker, Giza 10
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5003
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Fragmentary alabaster tablet from Mastaba IX, S shaft
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5030
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba VIII, Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: space between Mastaba VIII (to W) and Mastaba IX (to E), looking S
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5033
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel entrance, looking N
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5037
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, mouth of sloping passge, looking WSW
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5038
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel entrance, looking N
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5050
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, S shaft, door block, looking S
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5051
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, N shaft, door block, looking __
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5059
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Lower part of seated statue inscribed for Sekhemka from Mastaba IX, S exterior chapel, anteroom ("vor-halle"): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 3262
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, recess (niche), S wall, relief (registers of offering bearers, and butchering scene), looking SSW
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5077
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Fragments of relief from Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, chapel
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5078
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Fragments of relief from Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, chapel
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Blocks of relief (offerings) from Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, chapel
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Block of relief (offering bearers) from Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, chapel
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5094
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Blocks of relief (offering bearers, offerings) from Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, chapel
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, S wall, relief (lower portion of figure of Sekhemka seated at offering table, and butchering scene), looking S
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, N wall, relief (lower portion of seated figure of Sekhemka accompanied by his son Kaemnefret, and register of offering bearers), looking N
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, W wall (N of false door niche), relief (lower portion of standing figure of Sekhemka accompanied by his son Ini), looking W
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, W wall (S of false door niche), relief (lower portion of standing figure of Sekhemka accompanied by his son), looking W
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5131
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Fragment of pottery jar inscribed in ink from Mastaba IX
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5144
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba X, Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: area N of Mastaba X (to E) and Mastaba IX (to W), Khufu pyramid drainage channel, looking W
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5169
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Mastaba IX
Description: Fragments of limestone inner sarcophagus from Mastaba IX, S shaft, burial chamber
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5197
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, S shaft, burial chamber, granite sarcophagus (Hildesheim 3178), looking SSW
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel entrance, looking N
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5211
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel, looking SW
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5232
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, N exterior chapel, looking W
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5235
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel anteroom ("vor-halle"), and interior chapel, relief on W wall on either side of false door niche, looking W
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5238
Subjects: Khufu Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Khufu pyramid, Mastaba IX
Description: Khufu pyramid S enclosure wall, looking WSW (N end of Mastaba IX, foreground left)
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5239
Subjects: Khufu Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Khufu pyramid, Mastaba IX
Description: Khufu pyramid S enclosure wall, looking W (N end of Mastaba IX, foreground left)
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5257
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: Cemetery G I-South: Mastaba IX, block with mason's mark
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5268
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel entrance, looking N
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5269
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX, Mastaba X
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Khufu pyramid drainage channel, between Mastaba IX (foreground right) and Mastaba X (middle ground right), looking E
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5270
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX, Mastaba X
Description: G I-South Cemetery: space between Mastaba IX (to W) and Mastaba X (to E), Mastaba IX, N exterior chapel (middle ground right), Khufu pyramid drainage channel (foreground center), looking S
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5276
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel, vestibule ("tor-raum"), E wall, remains of bottom register of relief, looking E
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5277
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel, vestibule ("tor-raum"), N wall, remains of bottom register of relief, looking N
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX, Mastaba X
Description: G I-South Cemetery: space between Mastaba IX (to W) and Mastaba X (to E), Mastaba IX, N exterior chapel (middle ground right), Khufu pyramid drainage channel (foreground center), looking S
ID: KHM_AEOS_II_5290
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel, vestibule ("tor-raum"), E wall, remains of bottom register of relief, looking E
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, W wall (N of false door niche), relief (lower portion of standing figure of Sekhemka accompanied by his son Ini), looking W
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, S exterior chapel, vestibule ("tor-raum"), E wall, remains of bottom register of relief, looking E
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, S wall, relief (lower portion of figure of Sekhemka seated at offering table, and butchering scene), looking S
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, S shaft, door block, looking S
Subjects: G I-South Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Mastaba IX
Description: G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba IX, Sekhemka, interior chapel, relief on W wall on either side of false door niche, looking WNW
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