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G 2384

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2378, G 2383, G 2384, G 2385, G 2386

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Senedjemib (G 2384 (?))
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 6 (?)
  • Site Type
    Rubble-built mastaba
  • Remarks
    It is suggested that G 2384 is the tomb of Senedjemib, son of Mehi.

Finds 7

Excavation Diary Pages 5

Maps & Plans 4

Drawings 1

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 37

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski, Edward. The Senedjemib Complex, Part 1: The Mastabas of Senedjemib Inti (G 2370), Khnumenti (G 2374), and Senedjemib Mehi (G 2378). Giza Mastabas 7. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 2003, p. 30.

    Brovarski, Edward. “The Senedjemib Complex at Giza: Report on the February-March 1999 Field Season of the Giza Mastabas Project.” Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 76 (2001), pp. 67, 69.

    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. 92.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Senedjemib (G 2384 (?))

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Possible owner of G 2384 (based on block of relief possibly from facade of G 2384). Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Senedjemib Mehi (owner of G 2378). Appears in chapel relief in tomb of his father, portico (west wall, east and west panels, spear fishing scenes, name only preserved on relief of west panel), entrance of antechamber (= room II, east and west door jambs, standing facing his father), antechamber (= room II: south wall, west of entrance, standing in front of his father; north wall, head turned facing his parents), identified on antechamber door jambs and scenes as [Xrj-tp nswt mDH qd nswt m prwj] royal chamberlain, royal architect in the two houses; in situ in G 2378. May also appear in offering room (= room III, north wall, bottom register, offering to his father); in situ in G 2378.

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.