Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
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- Tomb Owner
- Niankhmin (G 1047)
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Baer Date
- Dynasty 6
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 6
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Shafts
- G 1047 A; G 1047 B; G 1047 C; G 1047 D; G 1047 X; G 1047 Y; G 1047 Z; G 1047 Serdab; G 1047 Chapel
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- HUMFA_35-2-2
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- Diary page dates 10/17/1913
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- Diary page dates 01/10/1935; 01/11/1935
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- Diary page dates 01/11/1935; 01/12/1935; 01/13/1935; 01/14/1935; 01/15/1935; 01/16/1935
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- Diary page dates 01/19/1935; 01/20/1935; 01/22/1935; 01/23/1935
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- Diary page dates 01/30/1935; 01/31/1935; 02/01/1935; 02/02/1935; 02/03/1935
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- Diary page dates 02/02/1935
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- Diary page dates 09/25/1939; 09/26/1939
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- ID HUMFA_EG023711
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- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K03_ChapX_p209
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- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K03_ChapX_p212
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L04_G1000TombPlans_p001
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L04_G1000TombPlans_p002
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L04_G1000TombPlans_p005
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- ID: HUMFA_OR.Vol.27
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010494
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010496
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010498
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010502
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010503
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- ID: HUMFA_EG015646
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010504
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010506
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- ID: HUMFA_EG010508
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Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G62.
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. 55.
Ancient People
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 1047. False door inscribed (in red paint) for Niankhmin, identified as [Hm-nTr nTrjswt-mnkAwHr Hm-nTr mnswt-n(j)wsrra jmj-r njwt mAwt] priest of the pyramid of Menkauhor, priest of the pyramid of Niuserre, overseer of the new settlements; in situ in G 1047.
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: HUMFA_C11081P_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, stone blocking in sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C12677_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1057, G 1053, G 1052, G 1051, G 1089, G 1088, G 1087, G 1050, G 1086, G 1085, G 1049, G 1048, G 1047, G 1055
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1057 (foreground center), G 1053 (foreground left), G 1052, G 1051 (and G 1089, G 1088, G 1087, abutting E face of G 1051), G 1050 (and G 1086, G 1085, abutting E face of G 1050), G 1049, G 1048, and N end of G 1047, looking S (G 1055, W of G 1051)
ID: HUMFA_C12678_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1048, G 1049, G 1050, G 1085
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1049, G 1048 and N end of G 1047, looking S (G 1050, and G 1085, abutting E face of G 1050, foreground)
ID: HUMFA_C12676_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1051, G 1055, G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1051 (to E) and G 1055 (to W), looking S to N end of G 1047
ID: HUMFA_C12673_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1029
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1029 and G 1047, looking NNW from top of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_C12674_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1048, G 1049, G 1050, G 1085, G 1086, G 1051, G 1087, G 1088, G 1089
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, G 1048, G 1049, G 1050 (and G 1085, G 1086, abutting E face of G 1050), G 1051 (and G 1087, G 1088, G 1089, abutting E face of G 1051), looking NNW from top of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_C12675_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1051, G 1050, G 1086, G 1085, G 1049, G 1048, G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1051, G 1050 (and G 1086, G 1085, abutting E face of G 1050), G 1049, G 1048, and G 1047, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C12020_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, pottery jar in situ near sarcophagus, looking SW
ID: HUMFA_C11081_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, stone blocking in sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C11082_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, stone blocking in sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C11083_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, stone blocking in sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C11084_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, stone blocking (cleared of mud) in sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C11085_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, roof of passage, looking S over stone
ID: HUMFA_C11080_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, entrance to sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10234_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1044, G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: sand between G 1044 (to W) and G 1047 (to E) (note: pottery vessel), looking SSE
ID: HUMFA_C10236_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1044, G 1045+1046, G 1047, G 1029
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1044, and surrounding area, including G 1045+1046 (to W) (foreground right), G 1047 (remains of E face of G 1044 against addition on back of G 1047, foreground left) and G 1029 (to E), looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10239_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1044, G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1044, remains of E face of mastaba (against addition on back of G 1047), looking E (W face of G 2000 = Lepsius 23, backgound)
ID: HUMFA_C10137_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, unexcavated, looking E
ID: HUMFA_C10138_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, looking SE
ID: HUMFA_C10139_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, entrance from chamber I (b) into chamber II (a), looking S
ID: HUMFA_B11822_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, unopened sarcophagus, looking SSW from entrance
ID: HUMFA_A11607_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1029, G 1047, G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046
Description: Cemetery G 1000: general view, including area of G 1029 and G 1047 (tops of mastabas, foreground), G 1031, G 1044, and G 1045+1046 (to W), looking W from middle of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_B11824_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, unopened sarcophagus, pottery jar in situ, looking SSW from entrance
ID: HUMFA_B11825_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, extended burial (skeleton) with remains of cloth wrappings in sarcophagus, looking N
ID: HUMFA_A10858_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage below pit X, looking S
ID: HUMFA_B10740_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1048, G 1047, G 1029, G 1027, G 1026
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1048 (abutting N end of G 1047), G 1047, G 1029, G 1027, G 1026, and surrounding area to W, looking SSW from N end of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_B13001_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, extended burial (skeleton) with remains of cloth wrappings in sarcophagus, looking N
ID: HUMFA_A10869_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1044, G 1043, G 1045+1046
Description: Cemetery G 1000, strip I: middle (N), including G 1047 (foreground), G 1044, G 1043, and G 1045+1046 (to W), looking W from G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_B10739_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1048
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 and G 1048, looking SW from top of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_A10859_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage below pit X, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10154_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047, G 1048
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, walled up accidental break into pit G 1048 C
ID: HUMFA_C10155_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 C, entrance of burial chamber, (mud) plaster on door block, looking __
ID: HUMFA_C10156_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 C, door block, looking __
ID: HUMFA_C10140_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, entrance from chamber I (b) into chamber II (a), looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10141_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, chamber I (b), W wall, serdab hole closed with mud (lower slit accidental), looking W
ID: HUMFA_C10142_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, chamber II (a), W wall, false door inscribed for Niankhmin, looking W
ID: HUMFA_C10143_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, chapel, chamber I (b), wall of pit X across N end of chamber, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C10144_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, top of mastaba, filling around mouth of pit X, looking N from roof of chapel, chamber I (b)
ID: HUMFA_C10145_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, top of mastaba, walls of pit X, looking E
ID: HUMFA_C10146_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 X, disturbed burials (skeletons), view through roof of burial chamber
ID: HUMFA_C10147_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage, looking W
ID: HUMFA_C10148_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10149_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C10150_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C10151_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, sloping passage, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C10152_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, containing walls for pits Z and Y (on W face of mastaba), looking N
ID: HUMFA_C10153_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, inside of wall of pit Z, between pits Z and Y
ID: HUMFA_B10738_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047, looking W from top of G 2000 (= Lepsius 23)
ID: HUMFA_C13958_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 1047
Description: Tracing by Alexander Floroff: plan and section of mastaba G 1047
ID: HUMFA_C12021_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, N end of sarcophagus (between sarcophagus and W wall of chamber), pottery basin in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_B11823_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 A, burial chamber, unopened sarcophagus, pottery jar in situ, looking SSW from entrance
ID: HUMFA_C11478_OS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1047
Description: Cemetery G 1000: G 1047 B, burial (skeleton), looking __
ID: HUMFA_EG015040
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan of G 1047 and G 1048
Description: duplicates: EG015040, EG015045
ID: HUMFA_EG015041
Subjects: Maps and plans: G 1047, Shaft D (with hole into G 1048 C)
Description: duplicates: EG015041, EG015046
ID: HUMFA_EG015044
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan of G 1048, with position of G 1047, G 1049, G 1051, G 1052, G 1053, G 1054
Description: duplicates: EG015044, EG015047, EG015048, EG015049, EG015050, EG015051
ID: HUMFA_EG015045
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan of G 1047 and G 1048
Description: duplicates: EG015040, EG015045
ID: HUMFA_EG015046
Subjects: Maps and plans: G 1047, Shaft D (with hole into G 1048 C)
Description: duplicates: EG015041, EG015046
ID: HUMFA_EG015644
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan of G 1047 and G 1048
Description: duplicates: EG015644, EG015647
ID: HUMFA_EG015647
Subjects: Maps and plans: Plan of G 1047 and G 1048
Description: duplicates: EG015644, EG015647
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1029, G 1047, G 1048, G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046, G 1065, G 1054, G 1042, G 1043, G 1036, G 1038, G 1020, G 1151, G 1152
Description: On top of G 2000, tombs to W, including (from E to W) G 1029, G 1047, G 1048; G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046 (one of two false doors left standing, midground center right), G 1065; G 1042 (false door left standing, background left), G 1043 (only partial wall preserved, to SE of G 1045+1046 false door), area of G 1036 and G 1038 (sanded up or destroyed?); G 1020 (background left), G 1151 (with pillared portico), G 1152, looking W
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1029, G 1047, G 1048, G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046, G 1065, G 1054, G 1042, G 1043, G 1036, G 1038, G 1020, G 1151, G 1152
Description: On top of G 2000, tombs to W, including (from E to W) G 1029, G 1047, G 1048; G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046 (one of two false doors left standing, midground center right), G 1065, G 1054; G 1042 (false door left standing, background left), G 1043 (only partial wall preserved, to SE of G 1045+1046 false door), area of G 1036 and G 1038 (sanded up or destroyed?); G 1020 (background left), G 1151 (with pillared portico), G 1152, looking W
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1029, G 1047, G 1048, G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046, G 1065, G 1054, G 1042, G 1043, G 1036, G 1038, G 1020, G 1151, G 1152, G 1201
Description: On top of G 2000, tombs to W, including (from E to W) G 1029, G 1047, G 1048; G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046 (one of two false doors left standing, midground center right), G 1065, G 1054; G 1042 (false door left standing, midground left), G 1043 (only partial wall preserved, to SE of G 1045+1046 false door), area of G 1036 and G 1038 (sanded up or destroyed?); G 1020 (background left), G 1151 (with pillared portico), G 1152, G 1201, looking W
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1029, G 1047, G 1048, G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046, G 1065, G 1054, G 1042, G 1043, G 1036, G 1038, G 1020, G 1151, G 1152, G 1201
Description: On top of G 2000, tombs to W, including (from E to W) G 1029, G 1047, G 1048; G 1031, G 1044, G 1045+1046 (one of two false doors left standing, midground center right), G 1065, G 1054; G 1042 (false door left standing, midground left), G 1043 (only partial wall preserved, to SE of G 1045+1046 false door), area of G 1036 and G 1038 (sanded up or destroyed?); G 1020 (background left), G 1151 (with pillared portico), G 1152, G 1201, looking W
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