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G 2475

Western Cemetery

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Senankhwer (G 2475)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Alternate Reisner No
    G 2475a
  • PorterMoss Date
    Dynasty 6
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 2475 Serdab; G 2475 A; G 2475 B; G 2475 C; G 2475 X; G 2475 Y; G 2475 Z; G 2475a A; G 2475a B; G 2475a C

Finds 5

Excavation Diary Pages 26

Maps & Plans 11

Drawings 2

Published Documents 4

Unpublished Documents 14

Full Bibliography

  • Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G155.

    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. 95.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Senankhwer (G 2475)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of G 2475. Limestone seated statue (formerly HUMFA_40-3-15 = ROM_949.42) inscribed for Senankhwer, identified as [rx nswt xntj-S pr-aA sb] royal acquaintance, palace attendant of the Great House, flutist; found in situ in G 2475 serdab.

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.