LMP no.
153
Code
GVIIIS
Location
Giza
Owner
sxmkA
P&M ref.
IIIČ-221-222
Tomb type Mastaba
Gender Male
Most likely date -
Dating P&M Dynasty 5, end or later
Dating Harpur Unas, Wenis - Teti (taq) Harpur no. 227a-GIS
Dating Cherpion -
Dating Kanawati Dynasty 4, late Kanawati no. 300
Other dating -
King -
Literature Junker, Giza XI, p. 1-48, fig. 12-30.
Remarks No. IX of Junker.
Summary2 rooms (I, II)
11 walls (01, 02, 03, 04, 05-06, 07, 08, 09-10, 11, 12, 13)

Plan remarks Plan: P&M XXXI.

 

Room  I Wall  01 Orientation  N          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 29.
Remarks -

Register  01/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  1 Text: ?  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Very damaged remains of at least three offering bearers facing right.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 29.

Room  I Wall  02 Orientation  E          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 30.
Remarks Remains of graffiti are visible beneath the decoration.

Register  02/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     E=Estates
   Description: Damaged remains of twelve (probably all) female estates facing left.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 30.

Room  II Wall  03 Orientation  S          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 26.
Remarks -

Register  03/1 K from above:  1 K from below:  3 Text: N  
   N:  3 Wpi:  U  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Damaged remains of three offering bearers facing right.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 26.

Register  03/2 K from above:  2 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  3 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Damaged remains of two (originally probably three) offering bearers facing right.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 26.

Register  03/3 K from above:  3 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  3 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Damaged remains of one (originally probably three) offering bearer facing right.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 26.

Room  II Wall  04 Orientation  N          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 28, pl. V [c, top].
Remarks According to Porter and Moss this wall consisted of three registers with offering bearers, just as wallno. 03.

Register  04/1 K from above:  1 K from below:  3 Text: N  
   N:  3 Wpi:  U  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Remains of two (originally probably three) offering bearers facing left.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 28..

Register  04/2 K from above:  2 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  3 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Very damaged remains of offering bearers facing left. Originally there were probably three offering bearers depicted.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 28.

Register  04/3 K from above:  3 K from below:  1 Text: ?  
   N:  3 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Three offering bearers facing left were probably originally depicted in this register.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, p. 45-46.

Room  II Wall  05-06 Orientation  E          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 21, pl. IV [e].
Remarks Wall has two numbers: 05 (right of doorway) and 06 (left of doorway). Wallno. 05 is completely destroyed, but may originally have been similar to wall no. 06.

Register  06/x+1 K from above:  x+1 K from below:  x+4 Text: ?  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     O=Offerings on display
   Description: Lower part of a register depicting offerings on display.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 21, pl. IV [e].

Register  06/x+2 K from above:  x+2 K from below:  x+3 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     O=Offerings on display
   Description: Offerings on display.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 21, pl. IV [e].

Register  06/x+3 K from above:  x+3 K from below:  x+2 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Remains of three offering bearers facing left.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 21, pl. IV [e].

Register  06/x+4 K from above:  x+4 K from below:  x+1 Text: N  
   N:  x Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Remains of two offering bearers with a tray of food.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 21, pl. IV [e].

Room  II Wall  07 Orientation  S          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 20.
Remarks -

Register  07/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  L  
   Themes: SL - Slaughtering
     C=Domestic cattle
   Description: Two men slaughtering a bull and a man offering a shank to the owner.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 20.

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes:
    
   Description: Remains of the owner seated behind an offering table.
   Literature:

Room  II Wall  08 Orientation  N          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 19.
Remarks -

Register  08/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  2 Text: ?  
   N:  ? Wpi:  ?  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     O=Offerings on display
   Description: Lower half of a register depicting offerings on display.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 19.

Register  08/2 K from above:  ? K from below:  1 Text: Y  
   N:  ? Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Three offering bearers facing left, with a shank, a bird etc.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 19.
   
 

Texts:

Column(s)   >   Caption
Translit: \ int xpS
Translat:  Das Herbeibringen des Schenkels.
LitRef:  Junker, Giza XI, p. 34.
Remarks: -

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes: A> - Owner (looking right), incl. family members
    
   Description: Owner seated.
   Literature: -

Room  II Wall  09-10 Orientation  W          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 17-18, pl. IV [c,d].
Remarks Wall has two numbers 09 (left) and 10 (right).

Register  09/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     E=Estates
   Description: Remains of five estates (F-F-M-F-F) with a man on the right taking a basket from the head of the first female.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 17.

Register  10/1 K from above:  ? K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  ? Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     E=Estates
   Description: Seven estates (F-F-F-F-M-F-F) with a man on the left taking a basket from the head of the first female.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 18.

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes: A> - Owner (looking right), incl. family members
    
   Description: Remains of the owner standing with son.
   Literature: -

Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes:
    
   Description: Remains of the owner standing with son.
   Literature: -

Room  II Wall  11 Orientation  S          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 13, pl. IV [a].
Remarks -

Register  11/2 K from above:  2 K from below:  3 Text: ?  
   N:  4 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Lower half of six offering bearers facing right.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 13.

Register  11/3 K from above:  3 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Six offering bearers facing right with trays of food.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 13.

Register  11/4 K from above:  4 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: SL - Slaughtering
     C=Domestic cattle
   Description: Men slaughtering a bull.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 13.

Register  11/4a K from above:  4 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
O=Offerings on display
Sr=Sacrificial ritual
   Description: Two offering bearers facing right (left), a kneeling funerary priest (middle) and offerings on display (right).
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 13.

Room  II Wall  12 Orientation  N          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 14.
Remarks -

Register  12/1 K from above:  1 K from below:  4 Text: ?  
   N:  4 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Very damaged remains of four offering bearers facing left.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 14.

Register  12/2 K from above:  2 K from below:  3 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
   Description: Six offering bearers facing left with birds. The two men to the right carry cages with each two birds which cross the registerline.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 14.

Register  12/3 K from above:  3 K from below:  2 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  M  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Ob=Offering bearers, incl. ka-servants & servants with attributes
Pi=Presentation of incense
   Description: Five offering beares facing left with to the left a man presenting incense.
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 14.

Register  12/4 K from above:  4 K from below:  1 Text: N  
   N:  4 Wpi:  L  
   Themes: OF - Offerings
     Sr=Sacrificial ritual
O=Offerings on display
   Description: Three funerary priests (left) and offerings on display (right).
   Literature: Junker, Giza XI, fig. 14.

Room  II Wall  13 Orientation  W          

Sources Junker, Giza XI, fig. 12.
Remarks Fragment of the owner.

Other categories
Register  - K from above:  - K from below:  - Text: N  
   N:  - Wpi:  -  
   Themes: A> - Owner (looking right), incl. family members
    
   Description:
   Literature: -


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