G 1208

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1208

Tomb Owner

Akhethetep (G 1208)
Attested

Meretites (in G 1208)
Excavator

George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
PorterMoss Date

Middle Dynasty 5 or later
Baer Date

Mid -Dynasty 5 or later
Site Type

Stone-built mastaba
Shafts

G 1208 A; G 1208 B; G 1208 C; G 1208 D; G 1208 E; G 1208 F; G 1208 G; G 1208 H

Alabaster model dishes
- HUMFA_35-5-9
Alabaster model dishes
- HUMFA_35-1-7
Alabaster model jar
- HUMFA_35-5-10
Alabaster model jar
- HUMFA_35-5-11
Alabaster model jar
- HUMFA_35-5-12
Copper tool: adze blades
- HUMFA_35-5-17
Copper tool: adze blades
- HUMFA_35-5-16
Copper tool: axe heads
- HUMFA_35-5-13
Copper tool: chisels
- HUMFA_35-5-15
Copper tool: chisels
- HUMFA_35-5-18
Copper tool: chisels
- HUMFA_35-5-19
Copper tool: knife blades
- HUMFA_35-5-14
Fragments of pottery
- HUMFA_35-5-20
Human skull
- HUMFA_35-1-1

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G 1208, Shaft B: objects
- ID HUMFA_EG023815
G 1208: pottery
- ID HUMFA_EG023761
G 1208: relief from drum lintel
- ID HUMFA_EG020842

A History of the Giza Necropolis 1
- Date: 1942
Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 33, No. 199 (October 1935), pp. 69-77, "Report on the Egyptian Expedition during 1934-35"
- Date: October 1935
Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1. Text
- Date: 2000
Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 2. Abbildungen
- Date: 2000
Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 3. Katalog
- Date: 2000
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings III. Memphis (Giza pages only)
- Date: 1974

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 209
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 209 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 216
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 216 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 11: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers, Tombs by Dynasty Chart, Page Tchart (11)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix G: Cemetery G 1000–1100, page G1000TombPlans 005
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix G: Cemetery G 1000–1100, page G1000TombPlans 006
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 001
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 002
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 003
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 005
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 006
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 007
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 008
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 009
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 020
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 021
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 022
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 023
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 024
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000, page 002
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 099
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis, page 110
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 1: The Position and Topography of the Cemeteries, page [Part] I 004
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 005
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 020a
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 020b
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 047
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 048
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 049
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 078
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 079
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 085
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 099
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 107
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 111a
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 121
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 121
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 130
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 130
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 162
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 177
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 191
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 197
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 197
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 221
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 223
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 042
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 059
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 066
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 067
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 068
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 071
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 076
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 077
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 079
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 080
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII contents 4
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Entries: 34-10-5 to 35-12-41
- ID: HUMFA_OR.Vol.27
G 1208, Shaft A
- ID: HUMFA_EG011078
G 1208, Shaft B (I)
- ID: HUMFA_EG011080
G 1208, Shaft B (II)
- ID: HUMFA_EG011082
G 1208, Shaft D
- ID: HUMFA_EG011085
G 1208, Shaft F (I)
- ID: HUMFA_EG011088
G 1208, Shaft G (I)
- ID: HUMFA_EG011091
G 1208, Shaft H
- ID: HUMFA_EG011094
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL1020
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- ID: HUMFA_PL3
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- ID: HUMFA_PL539
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- ID: HUMFA_PL73
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- ID: HUMFA_PL536
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- ID: HUMFA_PL165
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- ID: HUMFA_PL35
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- ID: HUMFA_PL186
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- ID: HUMFA_PL33
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- ID: HUMFA_PL4
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- ID: HUMFA_PL77
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- ID: HUMFA_PL1015
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- ID: HUMFA_PL1029
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- ID: HUMFA_PL157
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL180

Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G73.

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. 58.

Reisner, George A. "Report on the Egyptian Expedition during 1934-35." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 33, No. 199 (October 1935), p. 73.

Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, fig. 159.

Woods, Alexandra. "Contribution to a Controversy: A Date For the Tomb of kA(=j)-m-anx at Giza." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 95 (2009), p. 162, note 11.

Ancient People

Akhethetep (G 1208)
- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 1208. Chapel entrance drum lintel inscribed for Meretites and Akhethetep, identified as [rx nswt wab nswt sHD Hmw-nTr xwfw jmj-r mSa jmj-r Axt-xwfw xrp jmjw sA] royal acquaintance, royal wab-priest, inspector of priests of Khufu, expedition leader, overseer of the pyramid of Khufu, director of members of a phyle; in situ in G 1208.
Meretites (in G 1208)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Akhethetep (owner of G 1208). Chapel entrance drum lintel inscribed for Akhethetep and Meretites; Meretites identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in G 1208.

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.