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G 2337

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2337, G 2336, G 2335, G 2338, G 2339

Details

  • Attested
    Iti (near G 2336/G 2337)
    Tjeneni (near G 2337)
    Tjetji (near G 2337)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2337 Serdab; G 2337 A; G 2337 B; G 2337 C; G 2337 D; G 2337 U; G 2337 V; G 2337 W; G 2337 Y; G 2337 Z

Finds 9

Excavation Diary Pages 18

Maps & Plans 27

Drawings 2

Published Documents 6

Unpublished Documents 37

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski, Edward. "The Senedjemib Complex at Giza: An Interim Report." L'Égyptologie en 1979. Axes prioritaires de recherches, tome II. Colloques Internationaux du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique No. 595. Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1982, p. 121.

    Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G128.

    Manuelian, Peter Der. "A Dig Divided: The Giza Mastaba of Heti, G 5480 (Giza Archives Gleaning IV)." In Zahi Hawass, Peter Der Manuelian and Ramadan Hussein, eds. Perspectives on Ancient Egypt. Studies in Honor of Edward Brovarski. CASAE 40. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2010, p. 239.

    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 handwritten side note.

    Reisner, George A., and Clarence S. Fisher. "Preliminary Report on the Work of the Harvard-Boston Expedition in 1911-13." Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Egypte 13 (1914), pp. 227-252.

    Shirai, Yayoi. "Ideal and Reality in Old Kingdom Private Funerary Cults." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, pp. 327-329, fig. 2.

People 4

Ancient People

  • Iti (near G 2336/G 2337)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Lintel inscribed for Iti (name almost illegible); found in street between G 2336 and G 2337.

  • Tjeneni (near G 2337)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Limestone false door (12-10-33 = MFA 13.4336) inscribed for Tjeneni, identified as [sHD Hmw-kA jmj-r sSr n(j) st-jb nb=f Hm-kA] inspector of ka-priests, overseer of linen, favorite of his lord, ka-priest; found in debris at northwest corner of G 2337 and south of G 2371. Possibly from G 2338 or from Mariette's dump from G 2370.

  • Tjetji (near G 2337)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Upper part of false door inscribed for Tjetji, identified as [sHD xntj-S pr-aA Hrj-pr] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House, major-domo; found displaced on top of G 2337.

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.