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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000, page 025

*The original, paper version of this page in “Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000” can be found in archival box L08 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date
    about 1934—1942
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Ish[…] (G 1408+1409)
    Khentkaus(?) (in G 1408+1409)

Tombs and Monuments 1

People 3

Ancient People

  • Ish[…] (G 1408+1409)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Possible owner of G 1408+1409. Appears seated at offering table with wife Khentkaus(?) on worn false door tablet, identified as [rx nswt Hm-kA(?) wpwt(?) sm] royal acquaintance, ka-priest(?), messenger(?), sem-priest; found in G 1408+1409, chapel, displaced in front of south false door.

  • Khentkaus(?) (in G 1408+1409)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Appears seated at offering table with husband Ish[...] on worn false door tablet, identified as [rxt nswt] royal acquaintance; found in G 1408+1409, chapel, displaced in front of south false door.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • 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.