Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121
Menkaure quarry mastaba B
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Site Type
- Rock-cut tomb
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Fragment of pottery model boat
- HUMFA_13-1-559
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- Diary page dates 01/07/1913; 01/08/1913
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- Diary page dates 01/08/1913; 01/09/1913
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- Diary page dates 01/11/1913; 01/12/1913
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- Diary page dates 01/12/1913; 01/13/1913; 01/14/1913; 01/15/1913
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- Diary page dates 01/15/1913
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- ID: HUMFA_OR.Vol.01
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- ID: HUMFA_PL1188
Modern People
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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.
ID: PDM_1999.012.02
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 123, MQ 135, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: general view, N side of quarry, area of MQ 123 (middle ground center left), with MQ 135 and MQ 134 (to E of MQ 123, middle ground center), and MQ 120 and MQ 124 (to N of MQ 134 and MQ 135), entrance to MQ 121 (middle ground center right), looking NW
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 101(?), MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 102, MQ 500, Khafre Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including (from left to right) entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130, MQ 101(?) (in terrace above MQ 130), MQ 132, MQ 133 (under sand heap), MQ 102, and MQ 500, looking N towards Khafre and Khufu Pyramids
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 502, MQ 500, MQ 501(?), MQ 102, MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 101(?), MQ 130, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 105, MQ 124, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 136, MQ 1, G III-a
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, looking SW, including (from foreground moving W) MQ 502; MQ 500; MQ 501(?); MQ 102; MQ 131 (no superstructure); MQ 132 and MQ 133 (sanded up); MQ 101(?); MQ 130 and MQ 121 (entrances not visible, behind sand heap); MQ 120; MQ 134; MQ 135; MQ 105; MQ 124; MQ 123; MQ 106; MQ 136; MQ 1; with G III-a in the background
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 1, MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 124, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 101(?), MQ 102, MQ 501(?), MQ 500, MQ 502
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including MQ 1 (foreground right) and (center, from foreground to background) MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 124, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 105, entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130, MQ 131 (shafts only in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), rear wall of MQ 132, MQ 133 (under sand heap), MQ 101(?) (in terrace above MQ 130), MQ 102, MQ 501(?), MQ 500, and MQ 502, looking NE, with Khafre Pyramid and Khufu Pyramid in the background (left)
ID: HUMFA_B1661_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 131
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrance of MQ 121 (foreground center), MQ 120 (foreground left), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), pits associated with MQ 131 (foreground right), looking N
ID: HUMFA_A862_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 102
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrances of MQ 121 and MQ 130 on lower terrace, and area of MQ 132 and MQ 133 and MQ 102 (foreground right), looking N from photographic tower
ID: PDM_00256
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, MQ 134 (foreground right) and MQ 135 (foreground center), MQ 120 and MQ 124 (background left), entrance of MQ 121 (background right), looking N
ID: PDM_00263
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 131
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrances of MQ 121 (background left) and MQ 130 (background right), pits associated with MQ 131 (foreground), looking N
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 123, MQ 124, MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 101(?), MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 102, MQ 500, MQ 502, Khafre Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including (from left to right) edge of MQ 123, entrance to MQ 124, MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 134, entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130, MQ 101(?) (in terrace above MQ 130), MQ 131 (shafts only, in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), MQ 132, MQ 133 (under sand heap), MQ 102, MQ 500, and MQ 502, looking N towards Khafre Pyramid and Khufu Pyramid
ID: HUMFA_A863_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 106
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 132 and MQ 133 (foreground right) and area of MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120) and MQ 106 (above to W of MQ 135), looking W from photographic tower
ID: PDM_1993.071.11
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza: View: MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery, general view, area of MQ 120 (middle ground center right), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground right), looking NW toward Menkaure pyramid
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 502, MQ 500, MQ 501(?), MQ 102, MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 101(?), MQ 130, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 105, MQ 124, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 136, MQ 1, G III-a, Menkaure Pyramid
Description: Panorama: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, looking SW, including (from foreground moving W) MQ 502; MQ 500; MQ 501(?); MQ 102; MQ 131 (no superstructure); MQ 132 and MQ 133 (sanded up); MQ 101(?); MQ 130 and MQ 121 (entrances not visible, behind sand heap); MQ 120; MQ 134; MQ 135; MQ 105; MQ 124; MQ 123; MQ 106; MQ 136; MQ 1; with G III-a and Menkaure Pyramid in the background
ID: PDM_00253
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 130
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 134 and MQ 120 (middle ground left), entrances of MQ 121 and MQ 130 (middle ground center), looking N to Khafre pyramid (fifth of five panning images, PDM_00249, 00250, 00251, 00252, 00253)
ID: HUMFA_B1971_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: MQ 1, MQ 121
Description: Objects from Menkaure quarry cemetery (bottoms): [MQ 137 A = MQ 1 A] 13-1-564 (MFA 13.5142, bronze or copper saucer), [MQ 121] 13-1-559 (fragment of pottery model boat)
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 136, MQ 106, MQ 123, MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 101(?), MQ 131, MQ 132, Menkaure Pyramid, Khafre Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including edge of MQ 136 (far left), MQ 106 and MQ 123 (from left to center), MQ 105, MQ 120, and MQ 134 (from center to foreground right), entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130 (midground right), MQ 101(?) (in terrace above entrance to MQ 130), MQ 131 (shafts only, in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), and rear wall of MQ 132 (far right), looking N, with Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu Pyramids in the background
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 502, MQ 500, MQ 501(?), MQ 102, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 101(?), MQ 130, MQ 121, MQ 105, MQ 120, G III-a, Menkaure Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, looking roughly W, including MQ 502 (foreground center), MQ 500, MQ 501(?), MQ 102, MQ 132 and MQ 133 (sanded up), MQ 101(?) (on high level of terrace, below G III-a in photo), MQ 130 and MQ 121 (entrances not visible, behind sand heap), MQ 105, MQ 120, with G III-a and Menkaure Pyramid in the background
ID: HUMFA_B1663_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 124, MQ 121, MQ 123
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, MQ 134 (foreground right) and MQ 135 (to W of MQ 134, foreground center), MQ 123 (foreground left), MQ 120 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), and MQ 124 (to W of MQ 120), entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground right), looking N
ID: HUMFA_A871_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 106
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 134, MQ 135 (foreground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120) and MQ 106 (above to W of MQ 135), entrance of MQ 121 (foreground right), looking NW from photographic tower
ID: PDM_1999.012.09
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 131
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrances of MQ 121 (left) and MQ 130 (right), pits associated with MQ 131 (between rock-cut entrances), looking N
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 502, MQ 500, MQ 501(?), MQ 102, MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 101(?), MQ 130, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 105, MQ 124, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 136, MQ 1, G III-a
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, looking SW, including (from foreground moving W) MQ 502; MQ 500; MQ 501(?); MQ 102; MQ 131 (no superstructure); MQ 132 and MQ 133 (sanded up); MQ 101(?); MQ 130 and MQ 121 (entrances not visible, behind sand heap); MQ 120; MQ 134; MQ 135; MQ 105; MQ 124; MQ 123; MQ 106; MQ 136; MQ 1; with G III-a in the background
ID: PDM_00261
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, MQ 121, entrance, looking N
ID: PDM_1999.012.04
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 134
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: general view, N side of quarry, MQ 134 (middle ground left), with MQ 120 (to N of MQ 134) and MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), entrances of MQ 121 (middle ground center) and MQ 130 (middle ground center right), looking NW
ID: PDM_00267
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 132, MQ 131, MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 132 (buried, foreground right), MQ 131 and entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground left), looking NW (first of three panning images, PDM_00267, 00268, 00269)
ID: PDM_1999.012.05
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 123, MQ 134, MQ 135
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: general view, N side of quarry, MQ 123 (middle ground left), with MQ 135 and MQ 134 (to E of MQ 123, middle ground center left), with MQ 120 (to N of MQ 134) and MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground right), looking NW
ID: HUMFA_B1690_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 106, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 123, MQ 136
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, top of MQ 136 (foreground center right), MQ 123 (foreground center), with MQ 106 (above to N of MQ 123), MQ 120 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120) and area of MQ 134 and MQ 135 (to S of MQ 120), entrances of MQ 121 and MQ 130 on lower terrace (background center right), area of MQ 132 and MQ 133 (background right), looking ENE
ID: HUMFA_A870_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 130
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrances of MQ 121 and MQ 130 on lower terrace, looking N from photographic tower
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 1, MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 132, MQ 133
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including MQ 1 (midground left), MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 121 and MQ 130 (entrances not visible, behind sand heap, midground right), MQ 132 and MQ 133 (sanded up), looking SW, with G III-a in the background
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 123, MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 101, MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 102, MQ 500, MQ 502, Khafre Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including MQ 123 (left), MQ 105, MQ 120, and MQ 134 ( from left to center), entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130 (center), MQ 101(?) (in terrace above MQ 130), MQ 131 (shafts only, in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), rear wall of MQ 132 (adjacent to entrance to MQ 130), MQ 133 (under sand heap), MQ 102 (right), MQ 500 and MQ 502 (far right), looking N towards Khafre Pyramid and Khufu Pyramid
ID: PDM_1999.012.03
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 134, MQ 135
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: general view, N side of quarry, area of MQ 135 and MQ 134 (middle ground left), with MQ 120 (to N of MQ 134) and MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground right), looking NW
ID: PDM_00262
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, MQ 121, chapel interior, looking N
ID: PDM_00252
Subjects: Menkaure quarry cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 121, MQ 130
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 124 (middle ground center left), entrances of MQ 121 and MQ 130 (middle ground right), looking NW to Menkaure pyramid (fourth of five panning images, PDM_00249, 00250, 00251, 00252, 00253)
ID: PDM_1993.051.07
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 105
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, entrance of MQ 121 (foreground right), area of MQ 120 (foreground center), with MQ 105 (above and N of MQ 120), looking NW
ID: PDM_1999.012.01
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 123, MQ 135, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 124, MQ 121
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: general view, N side of quarry, area of MQ 123 (middle ground center left), with MQ 135 and MQ 134 (to E of MQ 123, middle ground center), and MQ 120 and MQ 124 (to N of MQ 134 and MQ 135), entrance to MQ 121 (middle ground center right), looking NW
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 136, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 101(?), MQ 131, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 102, MQ 500, MQ 502, Menkaure Pyramid, Khafre Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid
Description: Panorama: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including (from left to right) MQ 136, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 120, entrances to MQ 121 and MQ 130, MQ 101(?) (in terrace above entrance to MQ 130), MQ 131 (shafts only, in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), MQ 132, MQ 133 (under sand heap), MQ 102, MQ 500, and MQ 502, looking N, with Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu Pyramids in the background
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 130, MQ 131, G III-a, Menkaure Pyramid
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including MQ 134 (midground left), MQ 120, MQ 105, entrance to MW 121, part of entrance to MQ 130 (far right), and MQ 131 (shafts only, in front of MQ 121 and MQ 130), looking W towards G III-a and Menkaure Pyramid
ID: HUMFA_A873_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 106
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 132 and MQ 133 (foreground right), and area of MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120) and MQ 106 (above to W of MQ 135), looking W from photographic tower
ID: HUMFA_A872_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 132, MQ 133, MQ 134, MQ 135, MQ 106
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, area of MQ 132 and MQ 133 (foreground right), and area of MQ 121, MQ 120, MQ 134, MQ 135 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120) and MQ 106 (above to W of MQ 135), looking W from photographic tower
ID: HUMFA_B1688_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 1, MQ 120, MQ 105, MQ 121, MQ 124, MQ 106, MQ 136, MQ 123
Description: Menkaure quarry cemetery: N side of quarry, E face of MQ 1 = MQ 137 (foreground left), MQ 136 and MQ 123 (foreground center left), with MQ 106 (above to N of MQ 123), MQ 120 (middle ground center), with MQ 105 (above to N of MQ 120), MQ 124 (to W of MQ 120, middle ground center left), entrance of MQ 121 (middle ground right), looking N
Subjects: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: MQ 1, MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 134, MQ 120, MQ 121, MQ 131, MQ 132, G III-a
Description: Menkaure Quarry Cemetery, including MQ 1 (midground left), MQ 136, MQ 123, MQ 106, MQ 105, MQ 134, MQ 120, entrance to MQ 121 (in cliff face, right), MQ 131 (shafts only, foreground right), and corner of MQ 132 (far right), looking SW, with G III-a in the background
ID: HUMFA_B1970_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: MQ 1, MQ 121
Description: Objects from Menkaure quarry cemetery: [MQ 137 A = MQ 1 A] 13-1-564 (= MFA 13.5142, bronze or copper saucer), [MQ 121] 13-1-559 (fragment of pottery model boat)
