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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 16: The Royal Family of Dynasty Four, page 158

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*The original, paper version of this page in “Chapter 16: The Royal Family of Dynasty Four” can be found in archival box L01 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
    Djedefre
    Henutsen (G I-c)
    Hetepheres I (G 7000 X)
    Hetepheres II (G 7110-7120)
    Huni
    Kamenekh (in G 7750)
    Khenuka (in G 7750)
    Khufu
    Snefru
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 7050

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G 7750

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G I-a

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex

  • G I-b

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex

  • G I-c

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex

People 10

Ancient People

  • Djedefre

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Third king of Dynasty 4. Son (?) of Khufu.

  • Henutsen (G I-c)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Wife of Khufu.

  • Hetepheres I (G 7000 X)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Wife of King Snefru, founder of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, and mother of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid. Her burial was hidden in a secret chamber (labeled G 7000 X) nearly 90 feet underground, and contained beautiful pieces of gilded and inlaid wooden furniture, silver jewelry, and a large alabaster sarcophagus that was found to be mysteriously empty.

  • Hetepheres II (G 7110-7120)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Original owner of G 7110, along with Kawab (owner of G 7120). Appears with her daughter Meresankh III in G 7530-7540 (east and west walls, main room), and in pair statue MFA 30.1456 (= 27-4-963 + 27-4-964 + 27-4-965). Later married to a king, possibly Djedefre (Radjedef) according to Reisner, but Khafre is also a possibility. Her association with G 7350, and its sarcophagus is uncertain. Also mentioned in tomb of her steward Khemetnu (owner of G 5210).

  • Huni

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Last king of Dynasty 3. Possibly father of Hetepheres I.

  • Kamenekh (in G 7750)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Son of owner of G 7750. Appears on south door jamb of chapel entrance, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in G 7750.

  • Khenuka (in G 7750)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Son of owner of G 7750. Appears on south jamb of chapel entrance.

  • 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.

  • Snefru

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks First king of Dynasty 4. Father of 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.