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G 5237

Western Cemetery

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3 of 12 • Head of limestone statue of man from G 5237 A (two views: profile proper right and front): 15-11-31 (= MFA 34.55 deaccessioned)
General plan of Western Cemetery
Plan of Cemetery en Echelon: cemetery G 5000
Head of limestone statue of man from G 5237 A (two views: profile proper right and front): 15-11-31 (= MFA 34.55 deaccessioned)
Cemetery G 5000: G 5237, G 5236, G 5332 (= Lepsius 39), and surrounding area, looking EES from G 5340 (Junker's German-Austrian concession)
Cemetery G 5000: area N and E of G 5230 (= Lepsius 40) N chapel (serdab), G 5237, G 5236, G 5332 (= Lepsius 39), looking ESE
Cemetery G 5000: G 5237 D, door block
G 5237, Shaft A and B
G 5237, Shaft A and B, notes (in Arabic)
G 5237, Shaft B
G 5237, Shaft C

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5237

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 5245
  • PorterMoss Date
    Old Kingdom
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 5237 A; G 5237 B; G 5237 C; G 5237 D
  • Remarks
    "G 5245" as an alternate number for G 5237 appears to originate as a mistake in the object register entry for 15-11-31.

Finds 1

Excavation Diary Pages 7

Maps & Plans 6

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 8

Full Bibliography

  • 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. 157 (incorrectly labeled G 5245).

People 1

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.