Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
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- Tomb Owner
- Kai (Kai)
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- Excavator
- Ernesto Schiaparelli, Italian, 1856–1928
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- Attested
- Ab (in Kai)
- Ankhnebef (in Kai)
- Bebib (in Kai)
- Hetepkes (in Kai)
- Inti (in Kai)
- Iset (in Kai)
- Iusau (in Kai)
- Kakherptah (in Kai)
- Katep (in Kai)
- Khnumhetep (in Kai)
- Nedjem (in Kai)
- Nedjemi (in Kai)
- Nefer (in Kai)
- Perwy (in Kai)
- Rudj (in Kai)
- Rudjka (in Kai)
- Sekhi (in Kai)
- Seneb (in Kai)
- [...]ai (in Kai)
- [...]tju (in Kai)
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- Other No
- Kai (2)
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5-6
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Remarks
- East of tomb G 7391. Position not marked on plan.
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Primary limestone false door of Kai
- TUR_S.1844
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Secondary limestone false door of Kai
- TUR_S.1845
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F. Ballerini, Notebook 1903, p. 61
- ID TUR_Ballerini_Notebook_1903_p61
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 01, p. 01
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_01_p01
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 01, p. 02
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_01_p02
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 01, p. 03
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_01_p03
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 06, p. 01
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_06_p01
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 06, p. 02
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_06_p02
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 06, p. 03
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_06_p03
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F. Ballerini, Notes on Mastaba 06, p. 04
- ID: TUR_Ballerini_Notes_Mastaba_06_p04
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Curto, Silvio. Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903). Rome: Centro Per Le Antichitá E La Storia Dell'Arte del Vicino Oriente, 1993, pp. 46-50, figs. 10, 12, 13, 47, pls. XII, XIII.
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. 194, plan 18 (not marked on plan).
Ancient People
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Brother ([sn=f] his brother) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, south jamb, second register, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, north jamb, second register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false (Turin S.1844) door of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), north outer jamb, fourth register, depicted carrying duck; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, north jamb, fourth register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Mother ([mwt=s] her mother) of unidentified wife (?) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, north jamb, top register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Sister ([snt=f] his sister) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai, south inner jamb, third register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), south jamb, fourth register, depicted carrying sack and staff; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli. Two false doors from mastaba of Kai: primary false door (Turin S.1844), Kai appears on south inner jamb, top register; secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; both found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, south jamb, fourth register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Brother ([sn=f] his brother) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai, south inner jamb, third register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, north jamb, third register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Brother ([sn] brother) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai, south inner jamb, fourth register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Sister(?) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai, south inner jamb, fourth register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA] son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, south jamb, third register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), north inner jamb, third register, depicted holding cloth; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), south outer jamb, third register, depicted holding basket of offerings; found in situ in mastaba of Kai. Perhaps same individual as Rudjka on same false door, north inner jamb, fourth register.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), north inner jamb, fourth register, depicted holding cloth; found in situ in mastaba of Kai. Perhaps same individual as Rudj on same false door, south outer jamb, third register.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli). Appears on secondary false door (Turin S.1845) inscribed for Kai, south jamb, top register; may also appear on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai, north inner jamb, top register (name and figure only partially preserved); both found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), north outer jamb, third register, depicted carrying goose; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (name and figure only partially preserved) on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), south outer jamb, second register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
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- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (name and figure only partially preserved) on primary false door (Turin S.1844) of Kai (owner of unnumbered mastaba excavated by Schiaparelli), north outer jamb, second register; found in situ in mastaba of Kai.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates Italian, 1856–1928
- Remarks Turin University; Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
ID: TUR_TUR_NEGA0696
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
Description: Secondary limestone false door of of Kai, identified as "royal acquaintance", family members represented on jambs, from mastaba of Kai (detail, lower part): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1845 // Particolare della parte inferiore della falsa porta secondaria della Mastaba di Kai.
ID: TUR_Dia017_AC045
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1844 // Falsa porta principale della Mastaba di Kai. La decorazione e' disposta in registri orizzontali sui montanti della porta. Sullo stipite interno sinistro, in alto, e' rappresentato il defunto: "il privilegiato presso il suo signore, Kai".
ID: TUR_NEGB5855
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1844 // Falsa porta principale della Mastaba di Kai. La decorazione e' disposta in registri orizzontali sui montanti della porta. Sullo stipite interno sinistro, in alto, e' rappresentato il defunto: "il privilegiato presso il suo signore, Kai".
ID: TUR_Dia018AC7366
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; View: Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai (detail, north inner jamb): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1844 // Particolare della decorazione dello stipite interno destro della falsa porta principale della Mastaba di Kai.
ID: TUR_NEGB2901
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza: view: Khentkaus, Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Khentkaus from mastaba of Khentkaus: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1848/1; Secondary limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1845 // Falsa porta della sacerdotessa di Hathor Khent-kaus. Sulla tabella, parzialmente conservata, sono raffigurati a destra la defunta insieme ad un uomo (forse il marito) e a sinistra un altro personaggio maschile, forse il padre Isu.
ID: TUR_NEGB5856
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1844 // Falsa porta principale della Mastaba di Kai. La decorazione e' disposta in registri orizzontali sui montanti della porta. Sullo stipite interno sinistro, in alto, e' rappresentato il defunto: "il privilegiato presso il suo signore, Kai".
ID: TUR_NEGB2902
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza: view: Khentkaus, Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Khentkaus from mastaba of Khentkaus: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1848/1; Secondary limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1845 // Falsa porta della sacerdotessa di Hathor Khent-kaus. Sulla tabella, parzialmente conservata, sono raffigurati a destra la defunta insieme ad un uomo (forse il marito) e a sinistra un altro personaggio maschile, forse il padre Isu.
ID: TUR_NEGA0692
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza: view: Khentkaus, Itjer, Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Khentkaus from mastaba of Khentkaus: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1848/1; Secondary limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1845; Limestone lintel of Itjer from mastaba of Itjer: Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1865/1 // Falsa porta della sacerdotessa di Hathor Khent-kaus. Sulla tabella, parzialmente conservata, sono raffigurati a destra la defunta insieme ad un uomo (forse il marito) e a sinistra un altro personaggio maschile, forse il padre Isu.
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Kai
Description: Limestone false door of Kai from mastaba of Kai (detail, north inner jamb): Museo Egizio, Turin, TUR_S.1844 // Particolare della decorazione dello stipite interno destro della falsa porta principale della Mastaba di Kai.
