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G 7568

Eastern Cemetery

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11 of 26 • Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7560 exterior mud brick chapel (rooms b, c, d, e), G 7562, G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, looking S
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, G 7569, G 7573, G 7571, G 7577, G 7578, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7566, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, G 7574, G 7577, G 7578, looking W from top of G 7690
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7560 exterior mud brick chapel (rooms b, c, d, e), G 7562, G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, looking S
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): street G 7500 S, G 7569, G 7568, G 7566, G 7573, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7563, G 7567, G 7566, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area S of G 7560): G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, G 7578, looking E to G 7690 and beyond
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7560 exterior mud brick chapel (rooms b, c, d, e), G 7562, G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, looking S
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): street G 7500 S, G 7569, G 7568, G 7566, G 7573, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7563, G 7567, G 7566, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area S of G 7560): G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, G 7578, looking E to G 7690 and beyond
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568, G 7569, G 7573, G 7571, G 7577, G 7578, looking N
Cemetery G 7000 SE (area between G 7560 and G 7690, S of G 7670): G 7566, G 7568, G 7569, G 7571, G 7573, G 7574, G 7577, G 7578, looking W from top of G 7690
Two limestone offering basins, one false door, two fragments of relief, one fragment of inscription: top row: [G 7000 SE 116 (aka G 7568 "E")] 29-2-75 (= MFA 29.2326, offering basin of Tjenti), [G 7000 SE 110] 29-2-63 (= MFA 29.2323, offering basin of Tjenti), [G 7652 A I] 29-4-318 (fragment of relief); bottom row: [street G 7200] 29-2-37a (false door of Hordjedef (Iteti)), [G 7652 A I] 29-4-317 (door jamb ?), [street G 7600, G 7650] 29-3-234 (fragment of relief)

Eastern Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 7560, G 7690, G 7670, G 7562, G 7563, G 7566, G 7567, G 7568

Details

  • Attested
    Tjenti (near G 7568)
  • Excavator
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Site Type
    Rubble-built mastaba
  • Shafts
    G 7568 A; G 7568 B; G 7568 C; G 7568 D; G 7568 Z

Finds 2

Excavation Diary Pages 7

Maps & Plans 17

Unpublished Documents 6

People 2

Ancient People

  • Tjenti (near G 7568)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Two limestone offering basins inscribed for the scribe Tjenti. One basin (29-2-63) found in G 7000 SE 110 (Vol.22.p.872). Other basin (29-2-75) found in G 7568 E (according to excavation diary) or G 7000 SE 116 (according to object register); according to excavation diary for February 20, 1929 (Vol.22.p.877) this basin was found in G 7568 E, which is mentioned in the diary, but does not appear on maps and plans of this area and tomb; according to excavation diary also for February 20, 1929 (Vol.22.p.878) G 7000 SE 116, which abutts E face of G 7568, was empty; it seems G 7568 E and G 7000 SE 116 might be the same pit.

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.