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Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khesefi (G 2036)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Attested
    Ni-imaptah (in G 2036)
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2036a
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Dynasty 5 or Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2036a A; G 2036a B; G 2036a C; G 2036a X; G 2036 Serdab

Finds 3

Excavation Diary Pages 10

  • Vol.31.p.546

    • Diary page dates 10/24/1937; 10/25/1937
  • Vol.31.p.550

    • Diary page dates 10/30/1937; 10/31/1937
  • Vol.31.p.551

    • Diary page dates 10/31/1937; 11/01/1937; 11/02/1937; 11/03/1937
  • Vol.31.p.555

    • Diary page dates 11/11/1937; 11/12/1937
  • Vol.31.p.556

    • Diary page dates 11/12/1937
  • Vol.31.p.557

    • Diary page dates 11/13/1937
  • Vol.31.p.558

    • Diary page dates 11/13/1937; 11/14/1937
  • Vol.31.p.560

    • Diary page dates 11/15/1937; 11/16/1937; 11/17/1937
  • Vol.31.p.567

    • Diary page dates 11/27/1937; 11/28/1937; 11/29/1937; 11/30/1937
  • Vol.31.p.602

    • Diary page dates 01/17/1938; 01/18/1938; 01/19/1938; 01/20/1938; 01/21/1938; 01/22/1938

Maps & Plans 9

Published Documents 4

Unpublished Documents 22

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G96.

    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. 68.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Khesefi (G 2036)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2036. False door inscribed for Khesefi, identified as [jmj-r nst Hm-kA] overseer of the throne, ka-priest; in situ in G 2036. Limestone seated statue (Cairo JE 38672), with small (unidentified) female figure between legs, inscribed for Khesefi, identified as [jmj-r pr-Haww] overseer of the house of haw-boats; found in G 2036 chapel.
  • Ni-imaptah (in G 2036)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son of Khesefi (owner of G 2036). Appears in chapel relief, west wall (panel of relief south of south false door, unfinished scene, Ni-imaptah depicted as young boy standing in front of, most likely, his father Khesefi); in situ in G 2036.

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.