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9 of 11 • Cemetery G 1600 (area N of G 1235): G 1681, G 1683, G 1685, G 1677, G 1678, G 1674, G 1682, G 1676, G 1689, G 1693, G 1687, G 1692, G 1688, G 1691, G 1672, N end of G 1235, G 1673 (abutting E face of G 1235), G 3074 (to W of G 1235), NW corner of G 1233 and G 1233-Annex, looking S

General plan of Western Cemetery

Plan of cemetery G 1600 (S portion), G 1235, G 1669 - G 1697, G 3071 - G 3074

Cemetery G 1600 (area N of G 1235): G 1681, G 1683, G 1685, G 1677, G 1678, G 1674, G 1682, G 1676, G 1689, G 1693, G 1687, G 1692, G 1688, G 1691, G 1672, N end of G 1235, G 1673 (abutting E face of G 1235), G 3074 (to W of G 1235), NW corner of G 1233 and G 1233-Annex, looking S

Linestone offering basin inscribed for Merekankh from G 1688: 32-4-44; limestone headrest from G 1679 A: 32-4-31

Cemetery G 1600: G 1688 A, door block, looking SE

Cemetery G 1600: G 1688 A, burial (skeleton) in chamber, looking SE

Cemetery G 1600: G 1688 Z, door block, looking SE

Cemetery G 1600: G 1688 Z, burial (skeleton), looking SE

Cemetery G 1600 (area N of G 1235): G 1681, G 1683, G 1685, G 1677, G 1678, G 1674, G 1682, G 1676, G 1689, G 1693, G 1687, G 1692, G 1688, G 1691, G 1672, N end of G 1235, G 1673 (abutting E face of G 1235), G 3074 (to W of G 1235), NW corner of G 1233 and G 1233-Annex, looking S

G 1688, Shaft A and Z

G 1688, Shaft A

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1681, G 1683, G 1685, G 1677, G 1678, G 1674, G 1682, G 1676, G 1689, G 1693, G 1687, G 1692, G 1688, G 1691, G 1672, G 1235, G 1673, G 3073, G 3074, G 1233, G 1233-Annex

Attested

Merekankh (in G 1688)
Excavator

George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
Site Type

Rubble-built mastaba
Shafts

G 1688 A; G 1688 Z
Remarks

32-4-44 offering basin with name Merekankh crudely incised. Not in Porter-Moss III.

Limestone offering basin of Merekankh
- HUMFA_32-4-44

Vol.25.p.1171
- Diary page dates 04/22/1932; 04/23/1932
Vol.25.p.1172
- Diary page dates 04/23/1932; 04/24/1932
Vol.25.p.1173
- Diary page dates 04/24/1932
Vol.25.p.1174
- Diary page dates 04/24/1932; 04/25/1932
Vol.25.p.1175
- Diary page dates 04/25/1932
Vol.25.p.1176
- Diary page dates 04/25/1932; 04/26/1932; 04/27/1932
Vol.25.p.1177
- Diary page dates 04/27/1932; 04/28/1932

G 1688: offering basin of Meresankh, plan and section
- ID HUMFA_EG022361

A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 077
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K01_ChapIX_p077
A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Chapter 09: Service Equipment of the Chapel: Statues, Offering Basins and Vessels, Page 077 (alternate version)
- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K02_ChapIX_p077
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000, page 001
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L08_p001
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix J: Cemeteries 1400, 3000, page 014o
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L08_p014o
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page 009
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L10_p009
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page 010
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L10_p010
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page 038
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L10_p038
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page 053
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L10_p053
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, Appendix K: Cemetery G 1600, page 054
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L10_p054
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 015
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterIV_p015
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 033
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterIV_p033
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 100
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterV_p100
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 151
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterV_p151
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 5: The Burial Shafts of the Mastabas of Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] V 158
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_Type_5_p158
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 216
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterVI_p216
A History of the Giza Necropolis III, Unpublished 1942 Manuscript, [Chapter 17: Analytic Overview of] Cemetery G 1000–1600: [Part] 6: The Burials in Cemetery G 1000–1600, page [Part] VI 219
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L02_ChapterVI_p219
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 041
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_p041
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 076
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_p076
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 076back
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_p076back
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 DiaryCem1600 005
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_DiaryCem1600_p005
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 DiaryCem1600 006
- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L03_DiaryCem1600_p006
Entries: 31-1-297 to 33-2-141
- ID: HUMFA_OR.Vol.24

Reisner unpublished manuscript Appendix K, page 54.

Ancient People

Merekankh (in G 1688)
- Type Attested
- Remarks Limestone offering basin (32-4-44) inscribed for Merekankh; found in debris of G 1688.

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.