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Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Shepsi (G 2335)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5 (?)
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2335 A; G 2335 B; G 2335 U; G 2335 X; G 2335 Y; G 2335 Z

Finds 5

Excavation Diary Pages 8

Maps & Plans 17

Drawings 7

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 24

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. 83.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Shepsi (G 2335)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Wood coffin (13-1-524) inscribed for Shepsi, identified as [Xrj-tp nswt] royal chamberlain; found in G 2335 A burial chamber.

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.