Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
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- Tomb Owner
- Nefersefekhptah (Lepsius 79)
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- Excavator
- (Karl) Richard Lepsius, German, 1810–1884
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Attested
- Abdut (Lepsius 79)
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- Lepsius No
- LG 79
- L.79
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5-6
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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Drawing of relief from W walls from G 8091 and Lepsius 79
- ID HUMFA_EG025510
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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. 212-213, plan 18.
Ancient People
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Wife of Nefersefekh-ptah
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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 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 78, Lepsius 79
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 78 and Lepsius 79 [photo sequence 28, 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_A7614_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau, from Khufu causeway southwards: southern group, including Lepsius 78 and Lepsius 79 [photo sequence 28, see A7590 through A7616, B8677, B8698 through B8700]
ID: HUMFA_A7432_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 79, Nefersefekhetptah, W wall, relief and inscription
ID: HUMFA_A7430_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 79, Nefersefekhptah, W wall, S end, inscription
ID: HUMFA_A7431_NS
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Rock-cut tombs in E edge of pyramid plateau: Lepsius 79, Nefersefekhetptah, W wall (N of A7430), upper part, relief and inscription
ID: PDM_01305
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 78, Lepsius 79, Lepsius 80
Description: Eastern cemetery, rock-cut tombs at extreme SE edge of the plateau, looking S (first major group of tombs, counting from the S), including Lepsius 78, Perseneb, Lepsius 79, Nefersefekhptah, Lepsius 80, Ipy
ID: PDM_01306
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79, Lepsius 78
Description: Eastern cemetery, rock-cut tombs at extreme SE edge of the plateau, looking W (first major group of tombs, counting from the S), Lepsius 79, Nefersefekhptah in top center; Lepsius 78, Perseneb at extreme right
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "south group" of Lepsius rock-cut tombs near modern security wall, including Lepsius 79, looking W
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Panorama: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "south group" of Lepsius rock-cut tombs near modern security wall, area below Lepsius 79, looking W
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "south group" of Lepsius rock-cut tombs near modern security wall, including Lepsius 79, looking W
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "south group" of Lepsius rock-cut tombs near modern security wall, area below Lepsius 79, looking WSW
Subjects: Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Lepsius 79
Description: Foot of Eastern Cemetery plateau, "south group" of Lepsius rock-cut tombs near modern security wall, including Lepsius 79, looking SW
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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