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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix P: Cemetery G 7000: Part 1, page 107

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*The original, paper version of this page in “Appendix P: Cemetery G 7000: Part 1” can be found in archival box M01 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
    Kameni (G 7142)
    Khufu
    Khufukhaf [II] (G 7150)
    Khufukhaf [I] (G 7130-7140)
    Nebuka (G 7142)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7142

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

People 6

Ancient People

  • Kameni (G 7142)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Limestone lintel (26-3-228 = MFA 27.1132) inscribed for Kameni; found in G 7142 chapel.

  • Khufu

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Second king of Dynasty 4, son of Snefru. Builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Cheops. Horus name: [mDdw] Medjedu. Full birth-name: Khnum-Khufu.

  • Khufukhaf [II] (G 7150)

    • Type Mentioned on page

  • Khufukhaf [I] (G 7130-7140)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Son of Khufu and probably Henutsen. He is buried in G 7140.

  • Nebuka (G 7142)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Limestone false door tablet (26-3-229 = MFA 27.1131) inscribed for Nebuka; found in G 7142 chapel.

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.