Central Field, Giza


The Central Field is located to the east of Khafre's causeway and extends to the pyramid town of Queen Khentkaus I. One of the main excavators of the central field is Selim Hassan. The central field is located at the site of some large stone quarries that provided the stones for the construction of the first two pyramids at Giza. Hence the tombs date to the later part of the Fourth Dynasty and later. The tombs from the 4th Dynasty include those of queens Persenet, Khamerernebty II, Rekhetre, Khentkaus I and Bunefer, as well as several royal sons.

4th Dynasty tombs

The tombs form the 4th Dynasty include several royal wives, sons and daughters.
Tomb numberTypeName of ownerTitle ownerTime PeriodComments
G 8080
LG 92		Mastaba and rock-cutIuenmin Eldest king's son of his body, chief justice and vizier, treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.End of Dynasty 4Wife: Khamerernebty
G 8090
LG 90		Rock-cut tombDebehenSole companion, secretary of the House of Morning, keeper of the headdress, adorner of Horus, director of the palace, etc.4th Dynasty
G 8140Rock-cut tombNiuserreKing's Son of His Body, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, Sole Confidant.4th DynastyTomb contains 2 shafts and a chapel.
G 8154Rock-cut tombSekhemkareEldest King's Son of His Body, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, Director of the Palace, Director of the Scribes of the Book of His Father, etc.4th Dynasty to early 5th DynastySon of Queen Hekenuhedjet and Khafre, the partial name of his wife was preserved as Khufut; Sons: Sekhemkare, Saf-Khafre, Herkhaf, and Khafre-ankh
G 8156Rock-cut tombPersenetKing's beloved wife, king's daughter of his body, etc.4th Dynasty Possibly daughter of Khufu and wife of Khafre.
G 8158Rock-cut tombNikaureKing's eldest son of his body, chief justice and vizier4th Dynasty and laterPossibly a son of Queen Persenet and King Khafre
G 8172Rock-cut tombNebemakhetKing's Eldest Son and Chief Justice and Vizier4th Dynasty: Khafre to Menkaure or laterSon of Khafre and Queen Meresankh III. Nebemakhet's wife Nubhetep and several brothers and a sister are mentioned.
G 8210Rock-cut tombIrsekhuCaptain of the two Divine Boats, Overseer of the Army, Overseer of the Tutors of the King's Children of His Body, etc.Late 4th Dynasty
G 8260Stone MastabaBabaefKing's Son, Director of the Palace, etc.Middle to end of 4th Dynasty
G 8400
LG 100		Burial complexKhentkaus IMother of the two kings of Upper and Lower Egypt, daughter of the godEnd of 4th to early 5th DynastyThe complex includes a pyramid, a solar boat, a valley temple, a washing tent, a house of embalming, a libation tank, and a mud-brick pyramid town.
G 8408Rock-cut tombBuneferKing's wife, great one of the hetes-sceptre, priestess of Shepses-Nebty, seer of Horus and Seth, king's daughter of, etc.End of 4th to 5th Dynasty
G 8460Rock-cut tombAnkhmareEldest King's son of his body, chief justice and vizier, etc.End of 4th Dynasty
G 8464Rock-cut tombHemetreKing's daughter of his body, priestess of HathorMid to end 4th Dynasty or early 5th dynastySeveral children of Hemetre are depicted in her tomb.
G 8466Rock-cut tombIunre the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khafre, His Eldest Son of His Body, director of the palace, etc.End of 4th DynastySon of Khafre.
G 8496Stone MastabaSekhemkaThe Overseer of the Army, The Divine Treasurer, etc.End of 4th Dynasty or laterA son named Iufi and two daughters named Iynefert and Meritefes are named.
G 8530Stone MastabaRekhetreKing's Daughter of His Body, King's Wife, etc.Late 4th DynastyDaughter of King Khafre, possibly wife of King Menkaure.
G 8976Rock-cut tombWashptahOverseer of craftsmen of the wabet, priest of Ptah, priest of Sokar, priest of Khufu, etc.End of 4th to 5th dynastyQueen Khamerernebty II is mentioned on the entrance lintel. Washptah's wife Wemtetka and several children are attested in the tomb.
G 8978
Galarza Tomb		Rock-cut tombKhamerernebty IIKing's daughter of his body, king's wife, seer of Horus and SethMiddle to end 4th DynastyThe tomb may have been started for Khamerernebty II's mother Khamerernebty I, but the tomb was completed for the daughter. Khamerernebty II was likely a daughter of King Khafre and a wife of Menkaure.
G 8980Stone MastabaWetetj-hetep Royal acquaintanceLate 4th or early 5th Dynasty