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  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Attested
    Iuni (in G 2042a)
    Neferiretnes (in G 2042a)
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2042a
    G 2042b
    G 2042c
    G 2042d
  • Site Type
    Stone+Brick-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2042 A; G 2042a A; G 2042a B; G 2042a C; G 2042a D; G 2042a X; G 2042a Y; G 2042a Z; G 2043b E; G 2042c F; G 2042c G; G 2042c H; G 2042d I; G 2042d J; G 2043b Serdab

Finds 5

Excavation Diary Pages 13

Maps & Plans 25

Published Documents 5

Unpublished Documents 19

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G98.

    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. 69 pencil notes in margin with hieroglyphs.

    Simpson, William Kelly. "An additional dog's name from a Giza mastaba." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 63 (1977), p. 175, fig. 1.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Iuni (in G 2042a)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks False door (central false door) inscribed for Iuni, identified as [Hrj-pr pr-aA xntj-S jmj-r pr-aA wab nswt Hm-nTr xwfw] major-domo of the Great House, palace attendant, steward of the Great House (?), royal wab-priest, priest of Khufu; in situ in G 2042a chapel.
  • Neferiretnes (in G 2042a)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Name appears on inscribed block of relief, identified as [xntj-S pr-aA] palace attendant of the Great House; in situ in G 2042a, west wall of chapel, south of central false door.

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.