page_title: Mastaba of Kaninisut
section_title: South wall at the door jamb
hierarchical_section_title: Mastaba of Kaninisut / Relief decoration of the cult chamber / South wall at the door jamb
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Kultkammer des Ka-ni-nisut im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien von der Mastaba des Ka-ni-nisut aus Giza, Grabung Hermann Junker 1913. Südwand bei der Türleibung. Inv.Nr. 8006
context_page_description: The Mastaba of Kaninisut, or Mastaba G 2155, is an ancient Egyptian mastaba tomb, located at Giza in the West field of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The cult chamber of the mastaba is now on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna with inventory number 8006. Kaninisut was a high state official in the Fourth dynasty or early Fifth dynasty in the Old Kingdom, as demonstrated by the location and size of his tomb and his numerous honorific titles. The cult chamber of Kaninisut was built of the best quality white Tura limestone and decorated with fine, raised reliefs, which mainly depict offerings, scenes of funerary ritual and Kaninisut with his family. Kaninisut's descendants built additional smaller tombs within the large mastaba.
context_section_description: At the south door jamb, the delivery of an antelope is depicted on the south wall. Two men, wearing only kilts with three bands, bring the animal as an offering. The funerary priest Ankh-haf holds the antelope at the mouth and horns. The "leader of the hall" drives the animal forward with a stick. A man in front brings other offerings. The antelope is a donation from a property which provided materials for the funerary cult of Kaninisut. Above it are further images of offering gifts, arranged in two rows.
caption: South wall near the door jamb
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