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Tjery

South Giza Cemetery (Z. Hawass)

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Tjery (Tjery)
  • Attested
    Ankhhorpakhered (in Tjery)
    Gemefsetkap (in Tjery)
    Gemefsetkap (in Tjery)
    Hemset (in Tjery)
    Horemakhet (near Tjery)
    Neshorpakhered (in Tjery)
    Osorkon (in Tjery)
    Padiese (near Tjery)
    Psamtik (in Tjery)
    Tadihor (in Tjery)
    Tadihor (in Tjery)
    Taremetjenbastet (in Tjery)
    Tashebenneit (in Tjery)
    Tasheritpashai (near Tjery)
    Tjery (in Tjery)
    Tjery (in Tjery)
  • Excavator
    Abdel Moneim Youssef Abu Bakr, 1907–1976
    Sir William Flinders Petrie, British, 1853–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 26
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    South Hall; Central Hall; West Hall; East Hall; North Hall
  • Remarks
    Excavated by Petrie in 1907. Re-opened by Abu-Bakr for Service des Antiquites (1945-6). Saite or later period tomb in south section of the field.

Published Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Bothmer, Bernard V. Egypt 1950: My First Visit. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2003, pp. 148-150.

    Hawass, Zahi. "The Khufu Statuette: Is it an Old Kingdom Sculpture?" In Paule Posener-Kriéger, ed. Mélanges Gamal Eddin Mokhtar, vol. I. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1985, p. 391.

    Petrie, William F. Gizeh and Rifeh. London: School of Archaeology in Egypt, University College & Bernard Quaritch, 1907, pp. 28-29, pls. 32-37.

    Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, pp. 296-297, plan 35.

    Schweitzer, in Orientalia, N.S. 19 (1950), p. 118.

People 19

Ancient People

  • Ankhhorpakhered (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of Neshorpakhered. Name appears on west wall of south room of tomb of Tjery.

  • Gemefsetkap (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears on south wall of east chamber; name appears on north, east and west walls of east chamber, and on east wall of north chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Gemefsetkap (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f n Xt=f] his son of his body) of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb) and his second wife Tadihor. Appears on north wall of east chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Hemset (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of offering bearer Tjery. Name appears on west wall of south room of tomb of Tjery.

  • Horemakhet (near Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Incomplete limestone stela (MFA 07.548) inscribed for Horemakhet, son of Padiese and Tasheritpashai; found by Petrie, perhaps near tomb of Tjery.

  • Neshorpakhered (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Singer before Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears on west wall of south room of tomb of Tjery.

  • Osorkon (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of offering bearer Tjery, identified as [wAH mw] coachyte. Name appears on west wall of south room of tomb of Tjery.

  • Padiese (near Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Father of Horemakhet [owner of limestone stela fragment (MFA 07.548)]; found by Petrie, perhaps near tomb of Tjery.

  • Psamtik (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Eldest son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb) and his first wife Taremetjenbastet. Appears on north wall of east chamber, identifed as [jmj-r sAw-pr] overseer of police; name appears on south wall of east chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Tadihor (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Second wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb) and mother of Gemefsetkap. Appears on south side of door of west chamber, identified as [nbt pr] lady of the house. Name appears on north wall of east chamber and on east wall of north chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Tadihor (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears on south wall of west chamber, identified as [nbt pr] lady of the house. Name appears on east, west, north and south walls of east chamber, and on east wall of north chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Taremetjenbastet (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks First wife of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb) and mother of Psamtik. Name appears twice on north and south walls of east chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Tashebenneit (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Great-grandmother of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears in wall relief, identified as [nbt pr] lady of the house; found on south door reveal of east chamber of tomb of Tjery.

  • Tasheritpashai (near Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Horemakhet. Incomplete limestone stela (MFA 07.548) inscribed for Horemakhet; found by Petrie, perhaps near tomb of Tjery.

  • Tjery (Tjery)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Tjery (unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears numerous times in wall reliefs, identified as [jmj-r sAw-pr jmj-r Swt nSmwt] overseer of police, overseer of (animals with) feathers and scales; found in tomb of Tjery.

  • Tjery (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Offering bearer standing before Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Appears on west wall of south room of tomb of Tjery.

  • Tjery (in Tjery)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Grandfather of Tjery (owner of unnumbered Saite tomb). Name appears in wall relief, identifed as [jmAx xr Nt nbt sAt] revered before Neith, Lady of Sais; found on south wall of east chamber of tomb of Tjery.

Modern People