Medunefer (Giza G 4630)

Medunufer
Burial placeGiza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Years activec. 2400 BC
ChildrenAnkhires, Seneb, Kairef, Medunefer

Medunufer (fl. c. 2400 BC) was an ancient Egyptian priest who lived in the Old Kingdom. Medunefer is only known from his mastaba in Giza (Giza G 4630) excavated by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1903[1] and later again by George Reisner.

In Medunufer's stone build mastaba tomb was found his false door (now Egyptian Museum, Cairo CG No 57123) providing his name and titles.[2] Medunefer titles include lector priest, scribe of the god's book and sema-priest of Anubis. On the false door are mentioned two wivesː Nubka and Tjenetet. Several children are depicted. His son Ankhires reports that he made the false door for his father. There is the short statement on the false doorː His eldest son Ankhires, he says: I did that (monument) for my father.[3] Within the mastaba, Ankhires had also an own false door (now Egyptian Museum, Cairo, CG 5718).[4] Ankhires himself had several titles similar to his father including scribe of the god's book and lector priest.[5]

  • Images from Archivio fotografico Museo Egizio, Turin
  • Mastaba of the dignitary Medunefer, during Schiaparelli's excavations, 1903. The corridor was previously covered.
  • Mastaba of Medunefer. Covered corridor, photographed during excavations by Schiaparelli

Literature

  • Silvio Curtoː (1962), Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903). Rome: Centro Per Le Antichitá E La Storia Dell'Arte del Vicino Oriente, 1963 online, pp. 78-82
  • Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind L. B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III. Memphis. Part I. Abû Rawâsh to Abûṣîr. 2nd edition, revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek, The Clarendon Press, Oxford 1974. pp. 133-134 [?http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/topbib/pdf/pm3-1.pdf from The Giza Archives], 29.5 MB Retrieved August 26, 2024.

References

  1. ^ Curtoː Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903), pp. 78-82
  2. ^ Curtoː Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903), fig. 32, pl. XXV
  3. ^ Curtoː Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903), p. 80
  4. ^ Curtoː Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903), fig. 33
  5. ^ Curtoː Gli Scavi Italiani a el-Ghiza (1903), p. 82
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