Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70
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- Tomb Owner
- Iteti (Lepsius 68)
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- Excavator
- (Karl) Richard Lepsius, German, 1810–1884
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Lepsius No
- Lepsius 68 x
- Lepsius 68 y
- Lepsius 68 z
- L.68
- LG 68
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5-6
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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- Shafts
- chapel; shafts not noted; Lepsius 68 x; Lepsius 68 y; Lepsius 68 z
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- Remarks
- Rock-cut tomb south of Cheops causeway, well northeast of G 7510, south of Lepsius 67 y. Entrance facing NE.
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Kendall, Timothy. "An Unusual Rock-Cut Tomb at Giza." In William Kelly Simpson and Whitney M. David, eds. Studies in Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Sudan: Essays in Honor of Dows Dunham on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday, June 1, 1980. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1981, p. 107, n. 11.
Lepsius, Denkmaeler 2, 92 [b-c].
Lepsius, Denkmaeler Text 1, p. 89.
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. 210, plan 18.
Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box M 3, Description of Cemetery G 7000, p. 431.
Ancient People
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- Type Tomb Owner
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates German, 1810–1884
- Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- 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.
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 5, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_B8588_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, door jamb to inner room
ID: HUMFA_B8589_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, drum lintel
ID: HUMFA_B8590_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, N of door, architrave
ID: HUMFA_A7591_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 5, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7347_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, W wall of outer room, relief (offering table scene) and inscription (offering list)
ID: HUMFA_A7348_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, W wall of outer room, relief (offering table scene) and inscription (offering list)
ID: HUMFA_A7349_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, S wall , relief
ID: HUMFA_A7392_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 68, Iteti, W wall, middle, upper part
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Service Tombs, Lepsius 68
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "northern group" of Lepsius tombs (including Lepsius 68) and Service tombs near modern security wall as it turns from east edge to north edge of plateau), looking W along modern security wall
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Service Tombs, Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "northern group" of Lepsius tombs (area of Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, and Lepsius 70, entrances not clearly visible) and Service tombs near modern security wall as it turns from east edge to north edge of plateau), looking E
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
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Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
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Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
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Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
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Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
Subjects: Squeeze: Site: Giza; view: LG 67, LG 72, LG 86, LG 69, G 5150
Description: squeeze of relief: a) inscription from the door bulge in the tomb of Wa';b) inscription from the doorf bulge in the tomb of Nebu;c) inscription from the door to the burial chamber in the tomb of Itetid) inscription from the tomb of Kay;e) Tomb of Seshethotep;Squeeze: a reverse copy of an inscription/image, made by applying damp filter paper or liquid latex to an object's surface. Popular in the 19th century.
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