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G 2035

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2033, G 2035, G 2032, G 2034, G 2006, G 2007, G 2008, G 2011, G 2001, G 2005

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Weha (G 2035)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Attested
    Ankh (in G 2035c)
    Isu (in G 2035)
    Ity (in G 2035)
    Khikhi (in G 2035)
    Khufuseneb (in G 2035)
    Net (in G 2035)
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2035a
    G 2035b
    G 2035c
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2035a A; G 2035a B; G 2035a X; G 2035a Y; G 2035a serdab; G 2035b A; G 2035b B; G 2035b C; G 2035b D; G 2035b X; G 2035b Y; G 2035c A; G 2035c B; G 2035c X
  • Remarks
    Mastaba complex built north of G 2036 & G 2034 and west of G 2037. Reisner called these G 2035a, G 2035b, and G 2035c. Plan EG000497 shows shaft G 2035b D while diary pages (see Vol.31.p.550) from 1937 call this shaft G 2035a Z.

Finds 6

Excavation Diary Pages 18

Maps & Plans 23

Drawings 4

Published Documents 4

Unpublished Documents 26

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G95.

    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. 68.

Photos 78

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People 8

Ancient People

  • Ankh (in G 2035c)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Fragment of limestone false door (37-11-10) inscribed for Ankh, identified as [xntj-S] palace attendant; found in G 2035c B, possibly from north false door of this tomb. South false door of this tomb may also be inscribed for Ankh.

  • Isu (in G 2035)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Weha (owner of G 2035). Limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; found in G 2035 serdab.

  • Ity (in G 2035)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Weha (owner of G 2035). Limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; found in G 2035 serdab.

  • Khikhi (in G 2035)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father ([jt=f] his father) of Weha (owner of G 2035). Named in damaged ink inscription on proper right side of seat of limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; found in G 2035 serdab.

  • Khufuseneb (in G 2035)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Weha (owner of G 2035). Limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; found in G 2035 serdab.

  • Net (in G 2035)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother ([mwt=f] his mother) of Weha (owner of G 2035). Named in damaged ink inscription on proper right side of seat of limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; found in G 2035 serdab.

  • Weha (G 2035)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2035. Limestone seated family group statue (Cairo JE 38671) inscribed for Weha, his wife Isu, and his two sons Khufuseneb and Ity; Weha identified as [sHD ... xntj-S pr-aA] inspector ... of palace attendants of the Great House; found in G 2035 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.