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G 5334

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 5330, G 5334, G 5230

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 5342
  • Junker No
    S 806
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 5334 A (S 806); G 5334 B (S 806d); G 5334 C (S 806c); G 5334 D; chapel
  • Remarks
    G 5334 partially excavated by Junker. Reisner renamed his shafts as follows: A = S 806; B = S 806d; C = S 806c. Shaft D was not excavated by Junker. Reisner originally labeled this G 5342 and later changed it to G 5334.

Finds 1

Excavation Diary Pages 9

Maps & Plans 11

Drawings 1

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 9

Full Bibliography

  • Junker, Hermann. Gîza 8. Der Ostabschnitt des Westfriedhofs, Zweiter Teil. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 73, Abhandlung 1. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1947, p. 55, fig. 19, plan after pl. 28.

    Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box K 10, Description of Cemetery en Echelon, p. 41.

People 2

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.

  • Hermann Junker

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
    • Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.