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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page note 17

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*The original, paper version of this page in “Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600” can be found in archival box L10 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
    Khufu
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 11

  • G 1235

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1607

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1608

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1611

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1612

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1618

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1625

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1636

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1637

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1645

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1666

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • 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.

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.