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Nebetpedju

Western Cemetery

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8 of 9 • Junker Cemetery (west): mastaba of Nebetpedju, with exterior shaft S 4316 abutting chapel E wall, looking WNW
Partial plan of the German-Austrian concession: Steindorff Cemetery (far Western Cemetery, central strip), published in H. Junker, Giza 5 and Giza 9
Junker Cemetery (west): mastaba of Nebetpedju, serdab (behind S false door), seated statue inscribed for Nebetpedju (Hildesheim 3112) in situ, looking W
Junker Cemetery (west): mastaba of Nebetpedju, serdab, (behind S false door), seated statue inscribed for Nebetpedju (Hildesheim 3112) in situ, looking W
Seated statue inscribed for Nebetpedju from mastaba of Nebetpedju, serdab (front): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 3112
Seated statue inscribed for Nebetpedju from mastaba of Nebetpedju, serdab (front): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 3112
Seated statue inscribed for Nebetpedju from mastaba of Nebetpedju, serdab (profile proper left): Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim 3112
Junker Cemetery (west): mastaba of Nebetpedju, with exterior shaft S 4316 abutting chapel E wall, looking WNW
Junker Cemetery (west): mastaba of Nebetpedju, with exterior shaft S 4316 abutting chapel E wall, looking NW

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Nebetpedju

Details

  • Tomb Owner
    Nebetpedju (Nebetpedju)
  • Excavator
    Hermann Junker, German, 1877–1962
  • PorterMoss Date
    Late Old Kingdom
  • Site Type
    Mud-brick mastaba
  • Shafts
    S 4312; S 4315; S 4316; S 4319; chapel
  • Remarks
    Mastaba built off southwest side of S 4285/4287. S 4316 is intrusive. Mastaba is drawn but not labeled on plan EG002029.

Finds 1

Maps & Plans 2

Published Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Junker, Hermann. Gîza 9. Das Mittelfeld des Westfriedhofs. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien Philosophisch-historische Klasse Denkschriften 73, Abhandlung 2. Vienna: Rudolph M. Rohrer, 1950, pp. 240-244, figs. 109-111, pls. 8 [a], 19 [a], plan 3.

    Lehmann, Katja. Der Serdab in den Privatgräbern des Alten Reiches 1-3. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universität Heidelberg, 2000, Kat. G363.

    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. 104, plan 13.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Nebetpedju (Nebetpedju)

    • Type Tomb Owner
    • Remarks Owner of Nebetpedju (unnumbered mastaba excavated by Junker). Seated statue (Hildesheim 3112) inscribed for Nebetpedju, identified as [mjtrt] mitret; found in situ in mastaba of Nebetpedju serdab (behind south false door).

Modern People

  • Hermann Junker

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates German, 1877–1962
    • Remarks Egyptologist, Director of German-Austrian expedition to Giza, 1911–1929. Published 12 volumes of final excavation reports from Giza expedition. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.