Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
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- Tomb Owner
- Ankhudja Itji (Ankhudja Itji)
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- Excavator
- Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
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- Attested
- Henutsen (in Ankhudja Itji)
- Ibebi (in Ankhudja Itji)
- Ibebi (in Ankhudja Itji)
- Meruka (in Ankhudja Itji)
- Tjeset (in Ankhudja Itji)
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- Junker No
- Itj
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- Other No
- Ankhuza
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 6
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Shafts
- S 670; serdab; chapel; S 667; S 668; S 669; S 670; S 671; S 672; S 678; S 685; S 712; S 715a; S 715b; S 715c; S 716; S 717; S 731; S 732
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- Remarks
- Mastaba built east of S 677/817 & north of G 5560. The owner is buried in S 670. There are 15 intrusive shafts, of which 6 lie within the mastaba's body (S 667, 668, 669, 671, 672, & 678), 4 in the chapel (S 685, 715c, 731, 732), and 5 in the south wall (712, 715a, 715b, 716, 717). Mastaba is drawn but not labeled on plan EG002029.
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- KHM_ÄS_8540
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Inscribed door jamb of Ankhudja Itji
- KHM_ÄS_8537
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Limestone chapel entrance lintel of Ankhudja Itji
- KHM_ÄS_8524a+b
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Limestone false door of Ankhudja Itji
- KHM_ÄS_7791
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Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset
- KHM_ÄS_8525
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Limestone lintel of Ankhudja Itji
- KHM_ÄS_8534
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- KHM_ÄS_7794
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Junker, Hermann. Gîza 8. Der Ostabschnitt des Westfriedhofs, Zweiter Teil. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 73, Abhandlung 1. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1947, pp. 122-139, figs. 1, 57-65, pls. 22-23, 25, plan after pl. 28.
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. 167, plan 16.
Ancient People
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of Ankhudja Itji (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Ankhudja, [rn=f nfr] his good name Itji. Architectural elements, including limestone chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2), block of inscription with threat formula (KHM Vienna ÄS 8537), and false door (KHM Vienna ÄS 7791) with portion of upper lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8534) inscribed for Ankhudja Itji, identified variously as [Xrj-tp nswt sAb jmj-r sSw sS a nswt xft-Hr] royal chamberlain, juridicial overseer of scribes, royal document scribe in the presence; found in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji. Fragment of offering stone (KHM Vienna ÄS 8539) inscribed for Itji, identified as [sS a nswt xft-Hr] royal document scribe in the presence; provenance unknown, probably originally from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Ankhudja Itji (owner of Ankhudja Itji, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on limestone chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2) with her parents and siblings; found in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Younger son ([sA=f] his son) of Ankhudja Itji (owner of Ankhudja Itji, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on limestone chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2) with his parents and siblings; found in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Eldest son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Ankhudja Itji (owner of Ankhudja Itji, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on limestone false door (KHM Vienna ÄS 7791) inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (bottom of south outer jamb, censing before his father), and limestone chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2) with his parents and siblings; found in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Ankhudja (owner of Ankhudja Itji, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Appears on limestone chapel entrance lintel (KHM Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Limestone false door tablet (KHM Vienna ÄS 8525) inscribed for Tjeset, identified as [rxt nswt Hm-nTr HwtHr] royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor; found displaced in mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
- Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
ID: HUMFA_EG019921
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan 4: Western Cemetery of German-Austrian Excavation Concession (Central Strip - Cemetery en Echelon)
Description: Partial plan of the German-Austrian concession: Western Cemetery, central strip, easternmost tombs (Cemetery en Echelon), published in H. Junker, Giza vols. 3, 7, 8
ID: KHM_AEOS_7791
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (Ankhudja Itji's son Ibebi appears on lower S outer jamb) from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7791
ID: KHM_AEOS_7794_1
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Wood pillow headrest from Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 685: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7794
ID: KHM_AEOS_7794_2
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Wood pillow headrest from Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 685: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7794
ID: KHM_AEOS_7794_3
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Wood pillow headrest from Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 685: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7794
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8525
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537_3
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (uninscribed side): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537_4
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (uninscribed side): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537_6
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (uninscribed bottom): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537_7
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (uninscribed top): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
ID: KHM_AEOS_8537_8
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (uninscribed back): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of relief (registers of personified estates, compartment offering list) from chapel entrance door jamb from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8540
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5662
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8525
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5667
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone chapel entrance lintel inscribed for Ankhudja Itji from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (right half) (in packing crate): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Part of limestone false door upper lintel from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (in packing crate): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8534
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Part of limestone false door upper lintel from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (in packing crate): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8534
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5669
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone chapel entrance lintel inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (depicting Ankhudja Itji, his wife Meruka, and their children Henutsen, Ibebi, and Ibebi) from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (left half) (in packing crate): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5671
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8525
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5687
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670, false door tablet inscribed for Tjeset (KHM Vienna ÄS 8525) in situ, looking __
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5820
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji, S 688
Description: Three wood headrests from E section of Western Cemetery: left: incomplete (base missing) headrest from shaft S 688; right: two complete headrests: one from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 678, other possibly from shaft S 499, or mastaba S 494/498, shaft S 498, or mastaba S 754/755, shaft S 755 (order of display unknown)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5842
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (Ankhudja Itji's son Ibebi appears on lower S outer jamb) from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (in packing crate): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 7791
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5883
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza: View: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Cemetery G 5000: mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 678, wood coffin in situ, looking N (?)
ID: KHM_AEOS_I_5884
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Wood coffin from masataba of Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 678 (in packing crate)
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone chapel entrance lintel inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (depicting Ankhudja Itji, his wife Meruka, and their children Henutsen, Ibebi, and Ibebi) from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of relief (registers of personified estates, compartment offering list) from chapel entrance door jamb from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8540
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of relief (registers of personified estates, compartment offering list) from chapel entrance door jamb from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8540
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji, Minu
Description: Two inscribed limestone lintels: top: lintel inscribed for Ankhudja Itji (depicting Ankhudja Itji, his wife Meruka, and their children Henutsen, Ibebi, and Ibebi) from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji (left half): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8524,1.2; bottom: lintel inscribed for Minu from mastaba of Minu: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8518
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itj
Description: Block of relief (registers of personified estates, compartment offering list) from chapel entrance door jamb from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8540
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8525
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Block of inscription with threat formula from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8537
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji
Description: Limestone false door tablet of Tjeset from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, shaft S 670: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ÄS 8525
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Ankhudja Itji, S 688
Description: Three wood headrests from E section of Western Cemetery: left: incomplete (base missing) headrest from shaft S 688; right: two complete headrests: one from mastaba of Ankhudja Itji, intrusive shaft S 678, other possibly from shaft S 499, or mastaba S 494/498, shaft S 498, or mastaba S 754/755, shaft S 755 (order of display unknown)
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