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2 of 14 • 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]
General plan of Eastern Cemetery (G 7000s)
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]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 6, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 7, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 8, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
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]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 6, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 7, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [photo sequence 8, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Eastern cemetery, rock-cut tombs at N edge of the plateau, bending around to N edge of cemetery, looking SW from corner fence, Lepsius 70 is tall vertical door in top center; Lepsius 69 is immediately beneath it
Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "northern group" of Lepsius tombs (including Lepsius 69 and Lepsius 70 [entrance not visible]) and Service tombs near modern security wall as it turns from east edge to north edge of plateau), looking W along modern security wall
Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70
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- Tomb Owner
- Merib (Lepsius 70)
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- Excavator
- (Karl) Richard Lepsius, German, 1810–1884
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- Lepsius No
- L.70
- LG 70
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 6
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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- Shafts
- chapel
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- Remarks
- Rock-cut tomb in scarp south of Cheops causway, well northeast of G 7510, over Lepsius 69 (higher up). Dorway facing to east.
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_M03_p432_drawing
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Lespius, Denkmaeler Text 1, p. 90.
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. 211, plan 18.
Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box M 3, Description of Cemetery G 7000, p. 432.
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.
