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G 1741

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1741

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Kapunisut Kai (G 4651 and G 1741)
  • Excavator
    Zahi Hawass, Egyptian
  • Attested
    Nefretankh (in G 4651 and G 1741)
    Nofret (in G 1741)
    Shepseska (in G 1741)
    Wekhetka (in G 4651 and G 1741)
  • Shafts
    Chapel
  • Remarks
    This chapel belongs to Kapunisut Kai, who is also the owner of mastaba G 4651.

Finds 1

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski, Edward. "Inventory Offering Lists and the Nomenclature for Boxes and Chests in the Old Kingdom." In Emily Teeter and John A. Larson, eds. Gold of Praise. Studies on Ancient Egypt in Honor of Edward F. Wente. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 58. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1999, p. 28, note 2.

    Hawass, Zahi. Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt. Unearthing the Masterpieces of Egyptian History. Washington: National Geographic Society, 2004, pp. 154-55.

    Hawass, Zahi. ed. The Treasures of the Pyramids. Vercelli: White Star Publishers, 2003, pp. 222-223.

    Hawass, Zahi. "Unique Statues at Giza V: The Exceptional Statue of the Priest Kai and His Family." In Khaled Daoud, Shafia Bedier & Sawsan Abd el-Fatah, eds. Studies in Honor of Ali Radwan. Supplément aux Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte, no. 34. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2005, pp. 25–38.

    Hawass, Zahi. "Zahi Hawass talks to KMT about matters on the Giza Plateau (Interview)." KMT 8, no. 2 (Summer 1997), pp. 22-25.

    Manuelian, Peter Der. "Excavating the Old Kingdom. The Giza Necropolis and Other Mastaba Fields." In Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, p. 150.

    Rossi, Corinna. The Pyramids and the Sphinx. Vercelli: White Star, 2006, pp. 122-23.

    Siliotti, Alberto. Guide to the Pyramid of Egypt. Vercelli: White Star, 1997, p. 81, figs. I, j, and k.

People 6

Ancient People

  • Kapunisut Kai (G 4651 and G 1741)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 4651 and G 1741. Architectural elements (in G 4651), including chapel entrance lintel and drum lintel, and north and south false doors inscribed for Kai; also appears (in G 4651) in chapel relief, west and south walls, and chapel entrance north and south door jambs, and chapel facade (panels of relief on either side of chapel entrance), identified as [rx nswt sS a nswt jmj-r Hmw-kA jmj-r prw mswt nswt wab nswt sAb sS aprw] royal acquaintance, royal document scribe, overseer of ka-priests, overseer of the houses of the king's children, royal wab-priest, juridicial scribe of the crews; in situ in G 4651. Also appears (in G 4650) on false door inscribed for Iabtet (owner of G 4650), lower north and south inner jambs, identified as [rx nswt jmj-r Hmw-kA nb jmAx kAj] royal acquaintance, overseer of ka-priests, possessor of reverence, Kai; in situ in G 4650. Architectural elements (in G 1741) inscribed for Kai; also seated group statue (Cairo JE 99128) inscribed for Kai and two of his children, Nefretankh and Shepseska; Kai identified as [sAb sS sqd n wjA] juridicial scribe, rower of a boat); found in situ in G 1741 serdab.

  • Nefretankh (in G 4651 and G 1741)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Daughter of Kapunisut Kai (owner of G 4651 and G 1741). Appears (in G 4651) on south false door inscribed for Kai, north jamb; in situ in G 4651. Depicted (in G 1741) on seated group statue (Cairo JE 99128) inscribed for Kai and two of his children, Nefretankh and Shepseska; found in situ in G 1741 serdab.

  • Nofret (in G 1741)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife of Kapunisut Kai (owner of G 4651 and G 1741). Appears (in G 1741) on south false door; in situ in G 1741.

  • Shepseska (in G 1741)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Kapunisut Kai (owner of G 4651 and G 1741). Depicted (in G 1741) on group statue (Cairo JE 99128) inscribed for Kai and two of his children, Nefretankh and Shepseska; Shepseska identified as [sS] scribe; found in situ in G 1741 serdab.

  • Wekhetka (in G 4651 and G 1741)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Kapunisut Kai (owner of G 4651 and G 1741). Appears (in G 4651) on architectural elements, including chapel entrance lintel and south door jamb, chapel facade (panels of relief on either side of chapel entrance), and chapel relief, west wall, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in G 4651. Appears (in G 1741) on north false door; in situ in G 1741.

Modern People

  • Zahi Hawass

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates Egyptian
    • Remarks Former Minister of State for Antiquities and Secretary General of Supreme Council of Antiquities