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Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Kaemtjenenet (G 1171)
  • Attested
    Djefanisut (in G 1171)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5-6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 1171 A; G 1171 B; G 1171 C; G 1171 D
  • Remarks
    Porter & Moss, p. 56, incorrectly attributes JE 37716 (statue of Kapuptah, found in the area of G 1177) to G 1171.

Finds 3

Maps & Plans 13

Drawings 4

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 42

Full Bibliography

  • Lutz, Henry F. Egyptian Statues and Statuettes in the Museum of Anthropology of the University of California. University of California Publications. Egyptian Archaeology 5. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1930, p. 17.

    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. 56.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Djefanisut (in G 1171)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Lintel inscribed (in raised relief) for Djefanisut; inscription: [Htp dj nswt (Htp dj) jnpw xntj sH-nTr qrs(t) m smjt jmntt sqd (n) wjA jmj-r SnT(w) xrp apr(w) DfAnswt] a gift which the king gives (and a gift which) Anubis gives, foremost of the divine booth, a burial in the western desert (for) the oarsman of the boat, overseer of disputes, director of the crew Djefanisut; found reused as roofing in G 1171 D I.
  • Kaemtjenenet (G 1171)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 1171. False door (including upper lintel) inscribed for Kaemtjenenet, identified as [wab nswt] royal wab-priest; also appears on chapel entrance east door jamb (unidentified wife also depicted); in situ in G 1171.

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.