:
*The original, paper version of this page in “Chapter 15: Chronological Order of Finished Mastabas in the Giza Necropolis” can be found in archival box K15 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
-
- 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- Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
- Debehen (G 8090)
- Heknuhedjet (in G 8154)
- Iuenmin (G 8080)
- Khafre
- Khamerernebty (in G 8080)
- Menkaure
- Meresankh III (G 7530-7540)
- Nebemakhet (G 8172 and Lepsius 12)
- Niankhre (Lepsius 52)
- Nikaure (G 8158)
- Persenet (G 8156)
- Sahure
- Sekhemkare (G 8154)
- Shepseskaf
-
- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
Ancient People
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 8090. Chapel entrance architrave, drum and door reveals inscribed for Debehen, identified as [smr watj jmj-jb nb=f Xrj-Hb Hrj-tp Hrj-sStA n pr-dwAt jrj nfr-HAt sXkr Hr Hrj-wDbw m Hwt-anx xrp aH aD-mr Hr sbAw xntj pt jmj-r swt Spswt nt pr-aA mrjj nb=f] sole companion, who is in the heart of his lord, chief lector-priest, secretary of the House of Morning, keeper of the headdress, adorner of Horus, master of reversions-offerings in the Mansion of Life, director of the palace, administrator of the district 'Star-of-Horus-Foremost-of-Heaven', overseer of august places of the Great House, beloved of his lord; in situ in G 8090. Appears in chapel relief (seated on north wall), identified as [smr jr mrrt nb=f] companion, one who does what his lord loves; in situ in G 8090. Eastern jamb of entrance to second (northern) room inscribed for Debehen, identified as [Hrj-tp nxb] overlord of El-Kab; in situ in G 8090. Southern wall of second room inscribed for Debehen, identified as [nswt ... jmj-jb n nTr=f mrr nb=f mrj...] royal ..., who is in the heart of his god, beloved of his lord, who is beloved...; first half in situ in G 8090, second on slab found displaced in debris of second room. A number of fragmentary limestone slabs are inscribed with the name and titles of Debehen, identified as [(Hrj-sS)tA n nswt smr n jb nb=f] royal (secretary), companion and favorite of his lord; found displaced in debris of second room, probably originally from northern wall of second room. Poorly preserved false door inscribed for Debehen; in situ in western wall of second room of G 8090.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Mother ([mwt=f] his mother) of Sekhemkare (owner of G 8154 [Lepsius 89]) and wife of Khafre. Appears seated with her son on western wall of room a1, identified as [wrt Hts (Hmt nswt) mrt=f] great one of the hetes-scepter, (king's wife), his beloved; in situ in G 8154. Also appears seated with her son on eastern wall of room a2, identified as [mAAt (Hr) stX Hm-nTr bApf(?)] seer of Horus and Seth, priestess of Bapef(?); in situ in G 8154.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Fourth king of Dynasty 4. Son of Khufu. Builder of the Second Pyramid at Giza and probably of the Great Sphinx as well. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Khephren. A number of diorite and greywacke statues and statue fragments depicting the king have been discovered in Khafre's valley temple, including Cairo CG 9-17. The fragmentary head of an alabaster royal statue (MFA 21.351 + MFA 33.1113) is attributed to Khafre.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife of Yunmin
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Fifth king of Dynasty 4. Son of Khafre. Husband of Khamerernebti II. Builder of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Mycerinus.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 7530-7540.Granddaughter of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, and wife of either Khafre or Menkaure. Her unique underground chapel (labeled G 7530-7540) preserves beautifully carved and painted scenes of the queen and her royal family, as well as servants, artisans, and funerary priests. The scenes also depict the sort of rich burial goods that would have been placed in Meresankh’s tomb: statues and fine furniture; boxes containing food, clothing, and jewelry; even a representation of the black granite sarcophagus that was actually found in situ in her burial chamber. Chapel entrance architrave, jambs, reveals and drum inscribed for Meresankh, idenitifed as [mAAt Hr stX wrt Hts nbwj xt Hr wrt Hst DHwtj smrt Hr mrt=f sAt nswt n Xt=f Hmt nswt mrt] seer of Horus and Seth, great one of the hetes-scepter of the Two Lords, khet-priestess of Horus, great of praises of Thoth, companion of Horus, his beloved, king's daughter of his body, beloved king's wife; in situ in G 7530-7540. Appears in chapel relief of main room: seated holding lotus (south wall); standing with her mother (east wall), idenitifed as [wrt Hts] great one of the hetes-scepter; on pillars (north wall), idenitifed as [tjst Hr] intimate(?) of Horus; seated at offering table, standing north of false door and on central pillar, and with her mother and son (west wall), idenitifed as [Hm-nTr DHwtj wrt Hts nbtj Hm-nTr bApf Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt jwnt smAwt mrjj nbtj] priestess of Thoth, great one of the hetes-scepter of the Two Ladies, priestess of Bapef, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-Dendera, consort of him who is beloved of the Two Ladies; in situ in G 7530-7540. Also appears on all walls of offering (west) room; in situ in G 7530-7540. Architrave on north wall of north room inscribed for Meresankh; uninscribed statues may also represent Meresankh (along with other female family members); in situ in G 7530-7540. Black granite sarcophagus (Cairo JE 54935) inscribed for Meresankh, idenitifed as [xrp sSmtjw SnDt] director of butchers of the 'Acacia House'; in situ in burial chamber of G 7530-7540. Incomplete limestone statue of Meresankh (MFA 30.1457) and pair statue of Meresankh and Hetepheres II (MFA 30.1456); found displaced in debris of main room. Mother ([mwt=f] his mother) of Nebemakhet (owner of G 8172 = Lepsius 86). Appears in relief of inner chapel (above doorway in eastern wall), identified as [mAAt Hr stX wrt Hts wrt Hst Hmt nswt] seer of Horus and Seth, great one of the hetes-scepter, great of praises, king's wife; in situ in G 8172. Also mentioned in the tomb of her steward Khemetnu (owner of G 5210).
-
Nebemakhet (G 8172 and Lepsius 12)
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 8172 (Lepsius 86) and Lepsius 12. Son of Khafre and Meresankh III. Fragmentary entrance lintel and drum inscribed for Nebemakhet, identified as [sS mDAt(-nTr) smsw snwt n jt=f tAjtj sAb TAtj jrj-pat sA nswt n Xt=f Xrj-Hb Hrj-tp xt wr xt (?)] scribe of the (divine) book, elder of the snwt-house of his father, chief justice and vizier, hereditary prince, king's son of his body, chief lector-priest, khet-priest of the Great One, khet-priest of (?); found fallen in debris in front of entrance of G 8172. Originally appeared in chapel relief seated with his sister (neither figure preserved) on southern wall of outer chapel, identified as [sS mDAt-nTr n jt=f smr watj n jt=f] scribe of the divine book of his father, sole companion of his father; in situ in G 8172. Appears with his mother and sister above doorway in eastern wall of inner chapel, identified as [smr watj] sole companion, and with his wife on same wall, identified as [Hrj-sStA n jt=f] secretary of his father; in situ in G 8172. Originally appeared with his wife (figures not preserved) on southern wall of inner chapel; in situ in G 8172. Nebemakhet's name and titles also appear on fragments of relief originally from northern wall of inner chapel; found in debris of chapel of G 8172. Also entrance architrave, drum and jambs (very poorly preserved) originally inscribed for Nebemakhet (name partially preserved on northern door jamb), identified as [jrj-pat sA nswt n Xt=f smr watj] hereditary prince, king's son of his body, sole companion; in situ in Lepsius 12. Also attested (main room, west wall) in tomb of his mother Meresankh III (G 7530-7540), and on back pillar (MFA 30.1457a) of fragmentary limestone statue of her; found in debris of forecourt of G 7530-7540.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of Lepsius 52. Most tomb decoration no longer extant, but name of tomb owner recorded by Lepsius.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 8158 = Lepsius 87, identified as [sA-nswt n Xt=f smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj] king's eldest son of his body, chief justice and vizier.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife of Khafre
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Second king of Dynasty 5. Horus name: [nbxaw] Nebkhau; other names: [sAHwra] Sahure
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Owner of G 8154 (Lepsius 89). Entrance door jambs, right-hand reveal and drum inscribed for Sekhemkare, identified as [sA nswt n Xt=f jrj-pat hAtj-a jmj js xtmw-bjtj Xrj-Hb Hrj-tp n jt=f smr watj Hrj-sStA n pr-dwAt aA dwAw Hrj-sStA n jt=f] king's son of his body, hereditary prince, count, councillor, sealer of the king of Lower Egypt, chief lector-priest of his father, sole companion, secretary of the House of Morning, assistant of (the god) Duau, secretary of his father; in situ in G 8154. Appears seated with his mother on western wall and seated with his wife on eastern wall of room a-1, identified as [tAjtj sAb TAtj] chief justice and vizier; in situ in G 8154. Also appears seated with his mother on eastern wall of room a-2, identified as [xrp aH] director of the palace; in situ in G 8154. Western wall of room a-2 inscribed for Sekhemkare, identified as [Xrj-Hb Hrj-tp xrp sSw mDAt nt (jt=f) smr watj n jt=f wt jnpw] chief lector-priest, director of scribes of the documents of (his father), sole companion of his father, embalmer of Anubis; in situ in G 8154. Northern wall of room a-2 inscribed for Sekhemkare, identified as [jmAx xr jt=f nswt xr nTr aA xr nswt-bjtj xafra xr nswt-bjtj mnkAwra xr nswt-bjtj SpsskAf xr nswt-bjtj wsrkAf xr nswt-bjtj sAHwra] revered before his father the king, before the Great God, before the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Khafre, before the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Menkaure, before the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Shepseskaf, before the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Userkaf, before the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Sahure; in situ in G 8154.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Last king of Dynasty 4. Son of Menkaure. Horus name: [SpsXt] Shepseskhet.
Modern People
-
- 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.
Name of this image
Description of the image duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Donec sed odio dui.
![appropriate alt](/static/images/galleryimage1.jpg)
- Heather ONeill heather@pixelsforhumans.com
- Nicholas Picardo npicardo@fas.harvard.edu
- Luke Hollis luke@archimedes.digital
Hi ! (not you? Login to your account.)
- Cole Test Collection - Tomb Chapels and Shafts
- GPH Test Collection 1
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- ZAP
- ZAP
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Mr.
- Ankhmare
- ZAP
- ZAP
- ZAP
- Hello World
- http://www.pypi.org/
- Hello World
- //pypi.org
- Hello World
- Hello World
- 1'2"3
- a'b"c'd"
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- /..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//../etc/passwd
- Hello World
- Hello World
- ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
- Hello World
- file:///etc/passwd
- /etc/passwd
- /..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//..//../boot.ini
- ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../boot.ini
- Hello World
- C:\boot.ini
- file:///C:/boot.ini
- file:///C:/win.ini
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- /bin/cat /etc/passwd
- type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- &&/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- &&type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- |/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- /bin/cat /etc/passwd
- |type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- ;/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- ;type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World
- `/bin/cat /etc/passwd`
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- /bin/cat /etc/passwd
- type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello World
- Hello Worldtype %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World&&type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World&&/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- run type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- Hello World|/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- Hello World|type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World;/bin/cat /etc/passwd
- Hello World type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello Worldrun type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World /bin/cat /etc/passwd
- Hello World`/bin/cat /etc/passwd`
- Hello World type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini
- Hello World /bin/cat /etc/passwd
- Hello World;type %SYSTEMROOT%\win.ini