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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix L: Cemetery G 2000: Part 2: G 2088–G 2246 , page 139

*The original, paper version of this page in “Appendix L: Cemetery G 2000: Part 2: G 2088–G 2246” can be found in archival box L12 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    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts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
  • Mentioned on page
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]
    Neferked (G 2089)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 2088

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2089

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2091

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 3

Ancient People

  • Neferked (G 2089)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 2089. Alabaster cylinder jar (38-4-32) inscribed for Neferked, identified as [sHD xntjw-S pr-aA] inspector of palace attendants of the Great House; found in coffin in G 2089 A.

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.

  • Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1936–1939. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926) and brother of Mahmoud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator) and Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]. Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.