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G 1123

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1123, G 1122, G 1121, G 1124, G 1119

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Tebash (G 1123)
  • Attested
    Merut (in G 1123)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Rubble-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 1123 A; G 1123 B
  • Remarks
    It appears that Porter-Moss III, on page 203, says IN ERROR that the false-door of Tebash and Merut was found in debris east of G 7753.

Finds 1

Maps & Plans 14

Drawings 1

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 25

Full Bibliography

  • Manuelian, Peter Der. "Eight Years at the Giza Archives Project: Past Experiences and Future Plans for the Giza Digital Archive." Egyptian and Egyptological Documents, Archives, and Libraries, An Annual 1 (Milan, 2009), p. 154. 

    Manuelian, Peter Der. "A Case of Prefabrication at Giza? The False Door of Inti." Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 35 (1998), p. 116.

    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. 203 under G 7750 with reference to pencil margin notes added to p. 55 after G 1111.

    Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box L 5, Appendix G, Cemetery G 1000-1100, pp. 143-144.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Merut (in G 1123)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Tebash (owner of G 1123). Appears on limestone false door (MFA 31.782) inscribed for Tebash, identified as [mjtrt] mitret; found in situ in G 1123 (incorrectly attributed to debris east of G 7753 in Porter-Moss III, p. 203).

  • Tebash (G 1123)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1123. Limestone false door (MFA 31.782) inscribed for Tebash, identified as [jmj-r qdw] overseer of builders; found in situ in G 1123 (incorrectly attributed to debris east of G 7753 in Porter-Moss III, p. 203).

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.