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G 1501

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1501 = mastaba I

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Irankhptah (G 1501)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Attested
    Niankhhathor (in G 1501)
  • Alternate Reisner No
    Mastaba I
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Remarks
    Position not marked on plan. Statue MFA 12.1488 found in tomb.

Finds 3

Excavation Diary Pages 3

Published Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G88.

    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. 64-65.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Irankhptah (G 1501)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1501. Granite seated pair statue (MFA 12.1488) inscribed for Irankhptah and Niankhhathor; Irankhptah identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; found in G 1501 serdab.

  • Niankhhathor (in G 1501)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Irankhptah (owner of G 1501). Granite seated pair statue (MFA 12.1488) inscribed for Irankhptah and Niankhhathor; found in G 1501 serdab.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • 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.