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G 2338

Western Cemetery

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2338

Details

  • Attested
    Abdu (in G 2338)
    Inti (in G 2338)
    Tjetu (in G 2338)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Shafts only (no superstructure)
  • Shafts
    G 2338 A; G 2338 B; G 2338 C; G 2338 X

Finds 7

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 9

Unpublished Documents 22

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.

People 4

Ancient People

  • Abdu (in G 2338)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Tjetu. Appears on fragmentary limestone architrave (35-9-17 = MFA 35.2033) inscribed for Tjetu; found displaced in G 2338 B (possibly originally from G 2343 = G 5511).

  • Inti (in G 2338)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Name appears on fragmentary limestone architrave (35-9-17 = MFA 35.2033) inscribed for Tjetu; Inti identified as [jmj-r sSw a nswt] overseer of royal document scribes; found displaced in G 2338 B (possibly originally from G 2343 = G 5511). Probably same individual as Senedjemib Inti (owner of G 2370).

  • Tjetu (in G 2338)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Fragmentary limestone architrave (35-9-17 = MFA 35.2033) inscribed for Tjetu, identified as [xrp sH] director of the dining hall; found displaced in G 2338 B (possibly originally from G 2343 = G 5511). Possibly same individual as Tjetu [II] (owner of G 5511).

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.