Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79
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- Tomb Owner
- Tjenti (Lepsius 77)
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- Excavator
- (Karl) Richard Lepsius, German, 1810–1884
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Attested
- Ptahiutni (in Lepsius 77)
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- Lepsius No
- LG 77
- L.77
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5-6
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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Relief from Lepsius 69, Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, G 8080
- ID HUMFA_EG025525
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Alexanian, Nicole. "Tomb and Social Status. The Textual Evidence." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, p. 2.
Lepsius, Carl Richard. Denkmäler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien. Plates 2, Band 3 [Giza plates only]. Berlin: Nicolaische Buchhandlung, 1849-1859, pls. 34d, 34e.
Lepsius, Carl Richard. Denkmäler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien. Text 1: Unteraegypten und Memphis [Giza pages only]. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1897, p. 95.
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. 212, plan 18.
Sethe, Kurt. Urkunden des Alten Reichs. Erster Band. Urkunden des Ägyptischen Altertums Abteilung 1, Hft. 1-4. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1903/1933, p. 8 [5].
Ancient People
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Tjenti (owner of Lepsius 77). Name and titles appear in dedicatory inscription on chapel entrance left door jamb, identified as [jmj-r Hmw-kA sS] overseer of ka-priests, scribe; in situ in Lepsius 77.
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of Lepsius 77. Name and titles appear on architectural fragments (jambs and drum lintels of doorways), identified as [rx nswt Hrj-sStA wabt nswt jmj-r gs-pr jmntt] royal acquaintance, secretary of the royal wabet, overseer of the gs-pr of the necropolis; in situ in Lepsius 77.
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 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79, Lepsius 80
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79, Lepsius 80 [photo sequence 24, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76 and Lepsius 77 [photo sequence 25, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76 and Lepsius 77 [photo sequence 26, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78 [photo sequence 27, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7610_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79, Lepsius 80
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79, Lepsius 80 [photo sequence 24, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7611_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76 and Lepsius 77 [photo sequence 25, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7612_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76 and Lepsius 77 [photo sequence 26, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7613_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 76, Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78 [photo sequence 27, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7469_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 77
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 77, rock-cut tomb S of Tjenti, chapel, N door jamb (lower part), looking N
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 77, Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, rock-cut tombs in vicinity of Russian Archaological Mission in Giza excavations, including Lepsius 77, looking S towards Lepsius 78 and Lepsius 79
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