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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 12: The Funerary Equipment Found in Burial Chambers: Miscellaneous Objects, Page 499

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Copper mounting for beads (in fragments, incomplete) from G 4733 E: 14-2-96
Jewelry elements from rock-cut pit-coffin in G 2004 A II: 36-3-14: a) beetle pendants, b) two large terminals, c) four small terminals, d) six spacers
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*Original paper documents for Chapter 12 are in archival boxes K06 and K07 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date
    about 1934–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Ptahkhenui (G 2004)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 6

  • G 1403

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2004

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2095

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4733

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 6028

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 7143

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • Ptahkhenui (G 2004)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 2004. Limestone standing pair statue (MFA 06.1876) inscribed for Ptahkhenui and his wife (name not preserved); Ptahkhenui identified as [jmj-xt xntjw-S pr-aA] under-supervisor of palace attendants of the Great House; found in G 2004 serdab.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • 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.