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G 5290

Western Cemetery

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10 of 88 • Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): general view, G 2320 (= G 5280), G 2310 (= G 5180), G 2200 (= G 5080), G 2350 (= G 5290), G 2300 (= G 5190), G 2190 (= G 5090), G 2180 (= G 4990), G 2160, G 2170, looking W a bit S from photographic tower on G 2370 (Senedemib Complex)
Cemetery G 2300: G 2350 (= G 5290) B, intrusive burial (skeleton) in shaft, looking NE
Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): G 2350 (= G 5290) S, burial (skeleton), looking __
Pottery: top row: [G 7310-7320: G 7320] 40-4-28, [G 2438] 40-1-13b, [G 2436 A] 40-2-19; bottom row: [G 2438] 40-1-13a, [G 2350 (= G 5290) L] 40-5-7 (= MFA 47.1662, two-handled combed ware jar), [G 2436 A] 40-2-18
Stone objects: top row: [] __-__-__, [G 2350 (= G 5290) L] 40-5-8 (sandstone whetstone), [G 2473 B] 40-4-39 (base fragment of statue), [N of G 2186] 40-2-21 (wig fragment from statue), [top of G 2438] 40-2-22 (fragment of offering basin), [N of G 2471] 40-3-7 (fragment of relief); bottom row: [G 2471 C] 40-5-2a (granite whetstone), [G 2000 chapel] 39-9-1 (granite axe head), [N of G 2438] 40-1-26 (fragment of relief ?), [G 2472] 40-4-27 (granite hammer or axe head), [G 2471 C] 40-5-2b (flint nodule whetstone)
Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): G 2350 (= G 5290) L, burial (skeleton) with wood headrest (40-5-9) and pottery jar (40-5-7 = MFA 47.1662) in situ, looking __
Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): general view, G 2320 (= G 5280), G 2310 (= G 5180), G 2200 (= G 5080), G 2350 (= G 5290), G 2300 (= G 5190), G 2190 (= G 5090), G 2180 (= G 4990), G 2160, G 2170, looking W a bit S from photographic tower on G 2370 (Senedemib Complex)
Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): space between G 2310 (= G 5180) (to W) and G 2320 (= G 5280) (to E), G 2311 and G 2312, men at work, looking NNE to G 2300 (= G 5190) and G 2350 (= G 5290) and pits between (including G 2313, G 2304, G 2302)
Cemetery G 5000 (cemetery G 2300): debris of decay between G 2350 (= G 5290) and G 2310 (= G 5180), looking E
Cemetery G 2300: general view, G 2330 (= G 5380) (foreground center) with pottery (including: jars 12-10-56–12-10-65, bowl stands 12-10-66–12-10-69, bread molds 12-10-70–12-10-71) in fill and G 2331, G 2332, G 2334 (all abutting E face of G 2330 = G 5380), G 2335 and G 2336 (middle ground right), G 2350 (= G 5290), G 2352 and G 2353, G 2360, G 2371, looking NNW to inundation from photographic tower
Cemetery G 2400: general view, G 2400 (foreground), and surrounding area, including G 2198, G 2197, looking S to G 2350 (= G 5290) (to E) and G 2300 (= G 5190) (to W) from photographic tower
Fragmentary limestone standing pair statue from G 2353 B (front): 12-11-39 (= MFA 13.3164a, legs and base) + 12-11-39 (= MFA 13.3164b. torsos) + 12-11-21 (= MFA 13.3164c, fitting male head from G 2350 = G 5290)
Cemetery G 2300: G 2350 (= G 5290) B, intrusive burial (skeleton) in shaft, looking NE

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2320 = G 5280, G 2310 = G 5180, G 2200 = G 5080, G 2350 = G 5290, G 2300 = G 5190, G 2190 = G 5090, G 2180, G 2160, G 2170

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • Attested
    Hetepniptah (in G 5290)
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2350
  • Junker No
    S: 290 (?)
  • PorterMoss Date
    Middle Dynasty 5 or later
  • Baer Date
    Mid Dynasty 5 or later
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 5290 A; G 5290 B; G 5290 C; G 5290 D; G 5290 E; G 5290 F; G 5290 G; G 5290 H; G 5290 K; G 5290 L; G 5290 M; G 5290 N; G 5290 O; G 5290 P; G 5290 Q; G 5290 R; G 5290 S
  • Remarks
    G 5290 is the new number assigned to what was G 2350. Intrusive shafts built against the west side of G 5290 have been linked to associated mastabas: G 2301 Y, G 2303 Z and G 2304 W, Y, & Z.

Finds 6

Excavation Diary Pages 22

Maps & Plans 52

Drawings 3

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 22

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. 158, plan 16.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Hetepniptah (in G 5290)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Limestone false door (39-10-1) inscribed for Hetepniptah, identified as [rx nswt xntj-S pr-aA wab nswt Hm-nTr xwfw jmj-r st pr-aA(?)] royal acquaintance, royal wab-priest, priest of Khufu, palace attendant of the Great House, overseer of the department of the Great House(?); found reused as roofing in G 5290 R.

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.