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Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1301 X, limestone window inscribed for Mernisut (Cairo JE 37728) in debris, looking SW

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1301, corridor (chapel), seated statue of Mernisut (Cairo JE 37713) in situ, as first seen, looking NW (nearer view than C11200)

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1301, Mernisut, corridor (chapel), roofing of pits Y and X, looking N

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1301 Y, intrusive burial (skeleton), in front of S false door, looking W

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1302, Nefer, and G 1301, Mernisut, looking SSW to G 1231 (= G 1234) (abutting E face of G 1233) (background right)

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1302, Nefer, corridor chapel, looking N to entrance of G 1301 X, burial chamber

Cemetery G 1200 (area E of G 1233): G 1301, Mernisut, corridor (chapel), W wall (Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292), looking NW

Limestone seated statue of Mernisut from G 1301 (quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 37713

Limestone seated statue of Mernisut from G 1301 (quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 37713

Limestone seated statue of Mernisut from G 1301 (quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 37713

Limestone seated statue of Mernisut from G 1301 (profile proper right): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 37713

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1301

Tomb Owner

Mernisut (G 1301)
Attested

Denetka (in G 1301)

Hathorheknu (in G 1301)

Kames (in G 1301)

Kantef (in G 1301)

Minankh (in G 1301)

Niankhre (in G 1301)

Nikaure (in G 1301)

Nira (in G 1301)

Wenshet (in G 1301)
Excavator

George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
PorterMoss Date

Dynasty 5
Site Type

Stone-built mastaba
Shafts

G 1301 A; G 1301 B; G 1301 C; G 1301 D; G 1301 X; G 1301 Y

Limestone statue of man
- EMC_JE_37713
Limestone window
- EMC_JE_37728

G 1301, Shaft Y
- ID HUMFA_EG011206
G 1301: relief
- ID HUMFA_EG021156
G 1301: relief
- ID HUMFA_EG021158
G 1301: relief from W wall of chapel
- ID HUMFA_EG021157
G 1301: relief from chapel, W wall, false door
- ID HUMFA_EG025289
G 1301: relief from false door
- ID HUMFA_EG021160

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 037
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 037 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 080
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 080 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 126
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 126 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 129
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A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 129 (alternate version)
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix G: Cemetery G 1000–1100, page G1000TombPlans 004
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 001
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 007
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 009
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix H: Cemetery G 1200, page 043
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix I: Cemetery G 1300, page 001
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix I: Cemetery G 1300, page 005
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix I: Cemetery G 1300, page 006
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix I: Cemetery G 1300, page 007
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 1: The Position and Topography of the Cemeteries, page [Part] I 002
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 4: The Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600 and Their Type Forms [Tomb Specific], page [Part] IV 009
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A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 7: Chronology of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VII contents 4
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G 1301, Shaft A and B
- ID: HUMFA_EG011200
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL829
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL845
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL849
Packing List
- ID: HUMFA_PL877

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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. 61.

Ancient People

Denetka (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door inscribed for Mernisut (owner of G 1301), north inner jamb; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Hathorheknu (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Daughter ([sAt=f] his daughter) of Mernisut (owner of G 1301). Appears on false door inscribed for Merisut, north outer jamb; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Kames (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Wife ([Hmt=f] his wife) of Mernisut (owner of G 1301). Appears on false door tablet and in chapel relief, west wall, identified as [rxt nswt jmjt-r jbAwt] royal acquaintance, overseer of female dancers; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Kantef (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Mernisut (owner of G 1301). Appears on false door inscribed for Mernisut, north outer jamb; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Mernisut (G 1301)
- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 1301. Architrave and false door inscribed for Mernisut; also appears in chapel relief; limestone seated statue (Cairo JE 37713) and limestone window (Cairo JE 37728) inscribed for Mernisut; identified as [rx nswt wab nswt nxt-xrw n Snwt n Xnw sHD jrjw-xt Snwt n Xnw sHD jrjw-mDAt n aw nswt] royal acquaintance, royal wab-priest, strong-of-voice of the granary of the Residence, inspector of custodians of property of the granary of the Residence, inspector of archivists of the royal documents; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301, statue and window found in G 1301.
Minankh (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door inscribed for Mernisut (owner of G 1301), south inner jamb, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Niankhre (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Son of Mernisut (owner of G 1301). Appears on false door inscribed for Mernisut, south outer jamb; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Nikaure (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Son ([sA=f] his son) of Mernisut (owner of G 1301). Appears on false door inscribed for Mernisut, south outer jamb; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Nira (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door inscribed for Mernisut (owner of G 1301), north inner jamb, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.
Wenshet (in G 1301)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Appears (without family relationship, if any, indicated) on false door inscribed for Mernisut (owner of G 1301), south inner jamb, identified as [Hm-kA] ka-priest; (west wall of chapel = Detroit Institute of Arts 71.292) found in situ in G 1301.

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.