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The Minor Cemetery at Giza, Unpublished Manuscript, Chapter V: Chamber of Sneferu-hotep, p.008

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Diary Transcription:

Unpublished manuscript transcription: begin page 8

W wall
10-11 Duplicate inscription, reversed
[GLYPHS]
May the king given an offering, may Anubis give an offering, [to] him who is buried in the westlands, in a good great old age, acquaintance of the king, Sneferu-hotep.

12-13. Duplicate inscription reversed
[GLYPHS]
May the king give an offering, may Anubis give an offering for him, the acquaintance of the king Sneferu-hotep.
14. Central niche. No inscription.

15-16. In each 7 servants bringing offerings of bowls of food, fruits, geese, legs of oxen, etc.

17. At left similar to 15-16. At right the slaughter of an ox.

The wife's niche of limestone, in two blocks, top lintel missing. Inscised inscription.

18. Yenty seated before table of (?) facing right. Under table traces of list of offerings.

19. [GLYPHS]

20. Log lintel. Inscription destroyed.

21-22. Duplicate inscription reversed double [illegible], incised inscription.

End of page 8

Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
  • Department
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Credit Line
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Author
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
  • Mentioned on page
    Khenut Inti (in G 3008)
    Sneferuhetep (G 3008)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 3008

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

People 3

Ancient People

  • Khenut Inti (in G 3008)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Wife of Sneferuhetep (owner of G 3008). North false door inscribed for Khenut, called Inti, identified as [rxt nswt Hmt-nTr HwtHr nbt nht Hmt-nTr Nt wptt wAwt] royal acquaintance, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore, priestess of Neith Opener-of-the-Ways; in situ in G 3008. Lintel (UPM_E13542) inscribed for Khenut, called Inti, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in debris of G 3030, originally from G 3008.

  • Sneferuhetep (G 3008)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 3008. South false door inscribed for Sneferuhetep, also appears in chapel wall painting, east, south, and west walls, identified as [rx nswt sS nswt sHD wabw xa-snfrw wr mDw Sma Hrj-sStA n nTr=f Hrj-sStA m kAt sxt] royal acquaintance, royal scribe, inspector of wab-priests of the pyramid of Snefru, great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, secretary of his god, secretary of works in the field; in situ in G 3008. Fragment of door jamb (UPM_E13543) inscribed for Sneferuhetep, identified as [rx nswt] royal acquaintance; found in debris of shaft G 3008 C, originally from door to offering room.

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.