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The photographs on this page are from some of the recently restored and open to the public chapel-tombs and mastabas in the Western Cemetery adjacent to the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza near Cairo. These private tombs were constructed during the same period as that of the pyramids and where mainly used by government officials and other dignitaries serving the reigning pharaoh at the time.
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EG050902JHP Relief on the door of the entrance into Tomb-chapel (G2370) of Senegemib-inti, a Chief Justice and Vizier during reign of Djedefre |
EG050903JHP Relief on outside of the tomb-chapel of Senegemib-inti showing selection of fish probably fished for in the River Nile |
EG050904JHP Probably a small fishing boat for fowling in the River Nile reed banks or fishing |
EG050905JHP View from tomb-chapel G2370 to the entrance of G2378, that of Senegemib-mehu, son of Senegemib-inti |
EG050906JHP View from tomb-chapel G2370 to the entrance of G2378, that of Senegemib-mehu, son of Senegemib-inti |
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EG050907JHP Hieroglyphic carvings at entrance to tomb-chapel of Segenemib-mehu which was open on the day I visited |
EG050908JHP Wall relief inside the tomb-chapel of Segenemib-mehu showing a small River Nile craft |
EG050909JHP Wall relief inside the tomb-chapel of Segenemib-mehu showing a large River Nile craft with multiple rowers
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EG050911JHP River Nile hippos recorded on a wall relief in the tomb-chapel of Segenemib-mehu who was Chief Justice & Architect during Unas reign |
EG050915JHP False door inside the Tomb-chapel of Khenementi, son of Segenemib-inti |
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EG050917JHP Border round false door, possibly of Akhetmehu in tomb No G2375, a Judge and Elder during reign of Merene 1 and Pepy 11 |
EG050921JHP Good example of erosion of the soft limestone used for many of the mastabas in the Western Cemetery; this is tomb No G2378 |
EG050922JHP False door viewed through locked gate into tomb-chapel of Segenemib-mehu |
EG050958JHP Interior wall relief near mastaba entrance of Neferbauptah, son of Iymery and who was a Steward & Prophet |
EG050963JHP Painted and colourful wall relief inside the mastaba No G6010 of Neferbauptah serving to several pharaohs in the middle to late Dynasty V |
