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G 4514

Western Cemetery

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3 of 26 • Cemetery G 4000 (area S of G 4510 and G 4610): G 4513, G 4512, G 4517 (abutting S end of G 4512), G 4516 (abutting N end of G 4512), G 4614 (abutting S end of 4610), G 4615 (abutting S end of G 4614), looking N (excavated December 11-18)
General plan of Western Cemetery
Plan of cemetery G 4000
Cemetery G 4000 (area S of G 4510 and G 4610): G 4513, G 4512, G 4517 (abutting S end of G 4512), G 4516 (abutting N end of G 4512), G 4614 (abutting S end of 4610), G 4615 (abutting S end of G 4614), looking N (excavated December 11-18)
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 C, burial (skeleton, 35-12-13) in rock-cut pit-coffin, looking N
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 B, burial (skeleton, 35-12-12) in chamber, looking W
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 B, door block, looking W
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 C, door block, looking W
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 D, door block, looking W
Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4510 and G 4610, mouths of pits G 4514 C, B, and D, looking NW
Cemetery G 4000: G 4514 A, burial (skeleton, 35-12-11) in chamber, looking S

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4510, G 4610, G 4513, G 4512, G 4517, G 4516, G 4514

Details

  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Stone-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 4514 A; G 4514 B; G 4514 C; G 4514 D
  • Remarks
    Mastaba built on an independent site in street east of G 4510 at its north end.

Finds 4

Excavation Diary Pages 11

Maps & Plans 12

Unpublished Documents 12

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, unpublished manuscript, Box L 13, Description of Mastabas in Cemetery G 4000, p. 90.

People 1

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.