Description
Selim Hassan, on behalf of the Egyptian University excavated the zone south of the causeway of Khephren, they discovered Queen Khentkawes Complex and eight tombs. They brought to light many interesting finds of small objects found in the debris. Selim Hassan dedicated the excavation of Giza, season 1932-1933, Vol IV to the memory of his mother. The archive contains a collection of manuscripts by Selim Hassan to the pyramid and Temple of Khentkawes. Tombs of : Niankhre, Ankhbaf, Debhen, Sekhemkare, Nebmakhet, Nikawhr and Niankh, Sedhtp, Nikawhr, and Khnumbaf.
Excavation team:
Mahmoud Darwish Eff. assistant.
Ramadan Abu-el-iz, sub-assistant.
Fawzi Ibrahim Eff Architect.
Mahmoud Emam Eff. draftsmen.
Ahmed Sidky Eff. draftsmen.
Daktor Ahmed Hassan,photographer.
Reis Saddik Said was in charge of the laboring staff.
Location
Giza
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Giza Necropolis
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Central Field
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References
Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Giza IV. 1932-1933. Cairo: Government Press, Bulaq, 1930.
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.
Selim Hassan his Writings and Excavations, Diaa Abou Ghazi, Annales de Service des Antiquites de l' Egypte, T.LVIII, Diaa Abou-Ghazi, Cairo , 1964
Notes
South of the causeway of Khefren