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Lepsius 70

Eastern Cemetery

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 68, Lepsius 69, Lepsius 70

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Merib (Lepsius 70)
  • Excavator
    (Karl) Richard Lepsius, German, 1810–1884
  • Lepsius No
    L.70
    LG 70
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Rock-cut tomb
  • Shafts
    chapel
  • Remarks
    Rock-cut tomb in scarp south of Cheops causway, well northeast of G 7510, over Lepsius 69 (higher up). Dorway facing to east.

Maps & Plans 4

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • 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    Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box M 3, Description of Cemetery G 7000, p. 432.

People 2

Ancient People

Modern People

  • (Karl) Richard Lepsius

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1810–1884
    • Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.