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G 5236

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 5236

Details

  • Attested
    Seshemnefer (in G 5236)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 5236 A; G 5236 B; G 5236 C; G 5236 D; G 5236 E; G 5236 F; G 5236 G

Finds 4

Excavation Diary Pages 14

Maps & Plans 12

Drawings 2

Unpublished Documents 8

Full Bibliography

  • Manuelian, Peter Der. "A 'New' Slab Stela for Nefer from G 2100? (Giza Archives Project Gleanings: I)." In Stephen E. Thompson and Peter Der Manuelian, eds. Egypt and Beyond: Essays Presented to Leonard H. Lesko upon his Retirement from the Wilbour Chair of Egyptology at Brown University June 2005. Providence: Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, 2008, pp. 230, 232, 234, fig. 11.

Photos 23

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People 2

Ancient People

  • Seshemnefer (in G 5236)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Fragments of limestone false door (38-2-4a, 38-2-4b, 38-2-4c) inscribed for Seshemnefer; found displaced on top of G 5236.

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.