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G 2407

Western Cemetery

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 2407, G 2402

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Khuienkhufu (G 2407)
  • Attested
    Kaemiset (in G 2407)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Dynasty V
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2407 Serdab; G 2407 A; G 2407 A2; G 2407 B; G 2407 C; G 2407 D; G 2407 E; G 2407 F; G 2407 U; G 2407 V; G 2407 W; G 2407 W2; G 2407 X; G 2407 X2; G 2407 Y; G 2407 Z

Finds 25

Excavation Diary Pages 18

Maps & Plans 29

Drawings 2

Published Documents 5

Unpublished Documents 54

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G139.

    Manuelian, Peter Der. "An Approach to Archaeological Information Management: The Giza Archives Project." In Filip Coppens, ed. Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2001. Proceedings of the Symposium (Prague, September 25th-27th, 2001). Archiv Orientální 70, No. 3 (August 2002). Prague: Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, pp. 324, 327-328, 334-335, figs. 2, 3, pls. 9,10.

    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, pp. 92-93.

    Reisner, George A. "Note on Objects Assigned to the Museum by the Egyptian Government." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 36, No. 214 (April 1938), pp. 26-27.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Kaemiset (in G 2407)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Limestone seated statue (36-4-52 = Cairo JE 67571) inscribed for Kaemiset, identified as [wab nswt xntj-S] royal wab-priest, palace attendant; found in G 2407 D. Possibly same individual as Meset (name may be only partially preserved) depicted on fragment of limestone false door tablet (35-9-55); found displaced in G 2409 X (top of shaft), mastaba of origin unknown.

  • Khuienkhufu (G 2407)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Probable owner of G 2407. Limestone standing statue (36-4-53 = MFA 37.638) inscribed for Khuienkhufu, identified as [sHD xntjw-S] inspector of palace attendants; limestone lintel (36-4-56 = MFA 36.2988a + MFA 36.2988b) inscribed for Khuienkhufu (written Khykhufu), identified as [rx nswt sHD xntjw-S sHD xntjw-S wab Hrj-sStA Hm-nTr] royal acquaintance, inspector of palace attendants (written twice), wab-priest, secretary, priest; both found displaced in G 2407 D. Limestone drum lintel (40-1-16) inscribed for Khuienkhufu (written Khenykhufu), identified as [wab nswt] royal wab-priest; found in corridor between G 2409 and G 2419 (probably from over entrance to corridor between those mastabas leading to chapel of G 2407).

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.