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Neferhetepes & Menu

Western Cemetery

Mud-brick mastaba located south of the mastaba of Wentjet at the northwestern edge of the central sector of the Abu Bakr Cemetery.

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Menu (Neferhetepes & Menu)
    Neferhetepes (Neferhetepes & Menu)
  • Excavator
    Abdel Moneim Youssef Abu Bakr, 1907–1976
    Edward Brovarski
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Remarks
    The mastaba of Wentjet was built up against the northwestern corner of Neferhetepes & Menu with an unfinished wall of limestone rubble, while ABC 209 was built against the eastern half of its north wall. Thus these two tombs must postdate Neferhetepes & Menu.

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski 2018

People 4

Ancient People

  • Menu (Neferhetepes & Menu)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Co-owner (with Neferhetepes) of mastaba located at the northwestern edge of the central sector of the Abu Bakr Cemetery. Limestone offering basin inscribed for Menu, identified as [wab nswt] royal wab-priest; in situ in front of second niche from the south in facade of mastaba of Neferhetepes & Menu.

  • Neferhetepes (Neferhetepes & Menu)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Co-owner (with Menu) of mastaba located at the northwestern edge of the central sector of the Abu Bakr Cemetery. Limestone offering basin inscribed for Neferhetepes, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; in situ in front of southernmost niche in facade of mastaba of Neferhetepes & Menu.

Modern People

  • Abdel Moneim Youssef Abu Bakr

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates 1907–1976
    • Remarks Egyptian Egyptologist.

  • Edward Brovarski

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Egyptologist and co-director of the Cairo University-Brown University Excavations (CBE) in the Abu Bakr Cemetery.