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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII 025

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*The original, paper version of this page in “[Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600” can be found in archival box L02 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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  • 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
    Mertash (G 1039)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 17

  • G 1020

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1039

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1101

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1102

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1103

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1104+1105

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1106

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1107

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1109

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1151

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1153

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1154

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1155

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1156

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1157

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1158

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1201

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Ancient People

  • Mertash (G 1039)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Possible owner of G 1039. Husband of Inetkaes (proposed relationship to Inetkaes according to Reisner). Fragmentary limestone seated family group statue (Hearst 6-19763) of Mertash, his wife, and his son Senenu (only inscriptions naming Mertash and Senenu preserved); Mertash identified as [rx nswt jmj-r pr-HD] royal acquaintance, overseer of the treasury; upper fragment of female figure found in G 1039 vestibule, deposit of statues in debris just E of E wall.

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.