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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 10: Burials and Burial Equipment, Page 202 (alternate version)

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*Original paper documents for Chapter 10 are in archival box K03 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
    Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
    Horbaef (G 7410-7420)
    Khufuankh (in G 7760)
    Khufudjedef (Mastaba IV)
    Meretites (G 7650)
    Rawer [III] (G 8310)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 7650

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G 8310

    • Site Name Central Field (Hassan)

  • Mastaba IV

    • Site Name G I-South Cemetery

People 8

Ancient People

  • Horbaef (G 7410-7420)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Horbaef, husband of Meresankh II, is buried in G 7420.

  • Khufuankh (in G 7760)

    • Type Mentioned on page

  • Khufudjedef (Mastaba IV)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of Mastaba IV. Appears in chapel relief (south wall, and name partially preserved on fragment from elsewhere in chapel), identified as [Hrj-wDbw nswt] master of royal reversion-offerings; south wall in situ in Mastaba IV interior chapel. Red granite sarcophagus (Cairo JE 53149) inscribed for Khufudjedef, identified as [sA nswt] king's son; found in situ in Mastaba IV shaft S 68 burial chamber.

  • Meretites (G 7650)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner (with husband Akhethetep) of G 7650. Identified as [sAt nswt n Xt=f Hm-nTr xwfw Hm-nTr HwtHr Hm-nTr Nt] king's daughter of his body, priestess of Khufu, priestess of Hathor, priestess of Neith. Parents are probably Khufu and Meretites [I].

  • Rawer [III] (G 8310)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 8310 = Lepsius 94.

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.

  • Hermann Junker

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
    • Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Émile Baraize

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
    • Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.