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S 4031/4033

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Gize; View: S 4031/4033

Details

  • Attested
    Ankh-haf (near S 4031/4033)
    Henutsen (near S 4031/4033)
    Inkaf (near S 4031/4033)
    Keki(?) (near S 4031/4033)
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Shafts
    S 4031; S 4032; S 4033; chapel
  • Remarks
    Mastaba is east of S 4040 and west of D 50. Mastaba is drawn but not labeled on plan 3. False-door of Inkaf dedicated by son Ankh-haf found outside, just to east from entrance to chapel, as described on Giza 9, pp. 170-178.

Maps & Plans 3

Published Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Junker, Hermann. Gîza 9. Das Mittelfeld des Westfriedhofs. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 73, Abhandlung 2. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1950, pp. 170-179, figs. 77-80, plan 3 after pl. 20.

    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. 108, plan 13.

People 5

Ancient People

  • Ankh-haf (near S 4031/4033)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Inkaf. False door (Cairo) inscribed for Inkaf, dedicated by his son Ankh-haf, identified as [sHD Hmwtjw rx nswt Hrj-sStA wabt nswt] inspector of craftsmen, royal acquaintance, secretary of the royal wabet; found in fragments near mastaba S 4031/4033 (near northeast corner).

  • Henutsen (near S 4031/4033)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Inkaf. Name appears (figure missing) on false door (Cairo) inscribed for Inkaf (dedicated by his son Ankh-haf), identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in fragments near mastaba S 4031/4033 (near northeast corner).

  • Inkaf (near S 4031/4033)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks False door (Cairo) inscribed for Inkaf (dedicated by his son Ankh-haf), identified as [jmj-r Hmwtjw rx nswt jmj-r Hmwtjw mr] overseer of craftsmen, royal acquaintance, overseer of craftsmen of weaving(?); found in fragments near mastaba S 4031/4033 (near northeast corner).

  • Keki(?) (near S 4031/4033)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Limestone offering basin inscribed for Keki(?), identified as [xntj-S] palace attendant; found east of S4031/4033.

Modern People

  • Hermann Junker

    • 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.