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9 of 16 • Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Rimangono tracce della decorazione ad alto rilievo e dello stucco rosa che doveva ricoprire l'intera superficie.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Rimangono tracce della decorazione ad alto rilievo e dello stucco rosa che doveva ricoprire l'intera superficie.
Block from limestone false door of Wehemnefret (from upper south outer jamb) from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Frammento della falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, una della figlia di Snefru, decorato in altorilievo.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Particolare della nicchia della falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, una della figlia di Snefru, decorata in alto rilievo e in stucco rosa di cui rimangono tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984) (detail, lower north outer jamb, personified estates): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Particolare della nicchia della falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, una della figlia di Snefru, decorata in alto rilievo e in stucco rosa di cui rimangono tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984) (detail, upper part): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Il monumento, decorato a alto rilievo, era in ricoperto di stucco rosa di cui restano le tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Rimangono tracce della decorazione ad alto rilievo e dello stucco rosa che doveva ricoprire l'intera superficie.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Il monumento, decorato a alto rilievo, era in ricoperto di stucco rosa di cui restano le tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, forse una delle figlie di Snefru. Il monumento, decorato a alto rilievo, era in ricoperto di stucco rosa di cui restano le tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984) (detail, upper part): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Particolare superiore della falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, una delle figlie di Snefru, decorata in alto rilievo e stuucco rosa di cui rimangono tracce.
Limestone false door of Wehemnefret from mastaba of Wehemnefret (possibly same as Junker's mastaba S 984) (detail, lower part): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1840 // Particolare della nicchia della falsa porta della principessa Uhem-neferet, una delle figlie di Snefru, decorata in alto rilievo e stuucco rosa di cui rimangono tracce.

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Wehemnefret

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Wehemnefret (Wehemnefret)
  • Attested
    Ankhetisi (in Wehemnefret)
    Ankhkhufu (in Wehemnefret)
    Beby (in Wehemnefret)
    Hesy (in Wehemnefret)
    Hetepheres (in Wehemnefret)
    Irenptah (in Wehemnefret)
    Iyenkhenet (in Wehemnefret)
    Kaiu (in Wehemnefret)
    Khentkaef (in Wehemnefret)
    Khenu (in Wehemnefret)
    Meresankh (in Wehemnefret)
    Nefrethasnefru (in Wehemnefret)
    Reputnisut (in Wehemnefret)
    Senmerer (in Wehemnefret)
    Snefrubaef (in Wehemnefret)
    Snefrubaef-nedjes (in Wehemnefret)
    Tjentet (Tjentet)
    Werptah (in Wehemnefret)
  • Excavator
    Ernesto Schiaparelli, Italian, 1856–1928
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Dynasty 4 or Dynasty 5
  • Remarks
    Exact location unknown, but probably east of G 4840. Possibly same as Junker's S 984.

Finds 2

Maps & Plans 2

Published Documents 2

Unpublished Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Curto, Silvio. Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903). Rome: Centro Per Le Antichitá E La Storia Dell'Arte del Vicino Oriente, 1993, p. 62-67, fig. 20, pl. XVIIa, XVIII.

    Farina, Il Regio Museo (1938), pl. on p. 40 [right].

    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. 139-140, plan 15.

People 20

Ancient People

  • Ankhetisi (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (third register, figure on right); found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Ankhkhufu (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (top register, figure on left), identified as [xtmw-nTr wjA nfr] god's sealer of the ship, recruit; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Beby (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north outer jamb (third register, figure on right), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Hesy (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south inner jamb (top register), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Hetepheres (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north outer jamb (top register, figure on right), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Irenptah (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Grandson ([sA sA] son of <her> son) of Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker). Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret, north inner jamb (top register, depicted as young boy); found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Iyenkhenet (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south inner jamb (middle register), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Kaiu (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south inner jamb (bottom register), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Khentkaef (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north outer jamb (top register, figure on left), identified as [sS a nswt] royal document scribe; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Khenu (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north inner jamb (middle register), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Meresankh (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (second register, figure on right), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Nefrethasnefru (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north outer jamb (second register, figure on left), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Reputnisut (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (second register, figure on left), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Senmerer (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north outer jamb (third register, figure on left), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Snefrubaef (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (top register, figure on right), identified as [wr mDw Sma jmj-r kAt] great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, overseer of works; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Snefrubaef-nedjes (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Grandson ([sA sA] son of <her> son) of Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker). Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret, north outer jamb (second register, figure on right), identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

  • Tjentet (Tjentet)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Owner of Tjentet (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker). False door (Turin S.1842) and fragment of false door tablet (Turin S.1862) inscribed for Tjentet; found in mastaba of Tjentet. Also appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schaiparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), south outer jamb (third register, figure on left, name spelled Tjenteti); found in mastaba of Wehemnefret. Daughter (?) of Wenshet (owner of G 4840). Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door (Hildesheim 2971) inscribed for Wenshet, north inner jamb (middle register, name spelled Tjenteti), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in situ in G 4840 (north chapel). Family relationships between Tjentet, Wehemnefret, and Wenshet based on proximity of mastabas and titles.

  • Wehemnefret (Wehemnefret)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Wehemnefret (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker). False door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret, identified as [sAt nswt] king's daughter; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret. Daughter (?) of Wenshet (owner of G 4840). Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door (Hildesheim 2971) inscribed for Wenshet, south inner jamb (bottom register), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in situ in G 4840 (north chapel). Family relationship between Wehemnefret and Wenshet based on proximity of mastabas, and titles.

  • Werptah (in Wehemnefret)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Appears on false door (Turin S.1840) inscribed for Wehemnefret (owner of Wehemnefret, unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli, probably part of mastaba S 984 excavated by Junker), north inner jamb (bottom register), identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; found in mastaba of Wehemnefret.

Modern People

  • Ernesto Schiaparelli

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates Italian, 1856–1928
    • Remarks Turin University; Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.