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G 2336

Western Cemetery

Details

  • Attested
    Iti (near G 2336/G 2337)
    Khuptah (in G 2336)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 5-6 (?)
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2336 Serdab1; G 2336 Serdab3; G 2336 A; G 2336 B; G 2336 C; G 2336 D; G 2336 E; G 2336 F; G 2336 U; G 2336 V; G 2336 X; G 2336 Y; G 2336 Z
  • Remarks
    Shaft E was originally misnamed Serdab 2 (see EG013110 and Vol.04.p.021).

Finds 4

Excavation Diary Pages 10

Maps & Plans 28

Drawings 1

Published Documents 5

Unpublished Documents 23

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G127.

    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, p. 83, plan 12.

    Reisner, George A., and Clarence S. Fisher. "Preliminary Report on the Work of the Harvard-Boston Expedition in 1911-13." Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Egypte 13 (1914), pp. 227-252, fig. 6.

People 3

Ancient People

  • Iti (near G 2336/G 2337)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Lintel inscribed for Iti (name almost illegible); found in street between G 2336 and G 2337.

  • Khuptah (in G 2336)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Son ([sA=f smsw] his eldest son) of unknown owner of G 2336. Appears on limestone door jamb (?) (12-10-25 = MFA 13.4344), identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; found in debris behind E face of G 2336.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • 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.