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G 2037

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2037

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2037a
    G 2037b
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5
  • PorterMoss Date
    Probably Dynasty 6
  • (not entered)
    NULL
  • Site Type
    Stone+Brick-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2037a A; G 2037a B; G 2037a C; G 2037b A; G 2037b X; G 2037b Serdab
  • Remarks
    The serdab of G 2037b was sometimes labeled G 2037b B.

Finds 11

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 14

Drawings 4

Published Documents 4

Unpublished Documents 32

Full Bibliography

  • Hawass, Zahi. "A Burial with an Unusual Plaster Mask in the Western Cemetery of Khufu's Pyramid." In Renée Friedman and Barbara Adams, eds. The Followers of Horus. Studies dedicated to Michael Allen Hoffman 1944-1990. Egyptian Studies Association Publication No. 2. Oxbow Monograph 20. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 1992, p. 333.

    Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G97.

    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.

People 1

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.