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Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Shepsesetkau (G 2006)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2006 A; G 2006 B; G 2006 X
  • Remarks
    Mastaba built around northwest corner of G 2005, west of G 2007.

Finds 12

Excavation Diary Pages 14

Maps & Plans 9

Drawings 10

Unpublished Documents 44

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box L 11, Description of Mastabas in Cemetery G 2000, pp. 40-43.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Shepsesetkau (G 2006)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2006. False door inscribed for Shepsesetkau, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in G 2006.

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.