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Saturday, May 4, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2355 (continued)
G 2355 C: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick, partly gone on north. It is north of B and west of Y. Total depth 1.7 meters, excavated before 1.2 meters, sand and dirty debris. Chamber on north built of crude brick and roofed with slabs. Roof partly gone on south. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2355 X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry and rubble. It is north of A and south of B. Total depth 2.7 meters, excavated before 1.9 meters, sand and dirty debris. Chamber on east built of crude brick and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2355 Y: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick but wholly destroyed on north. It is east of C and south of Z. Total depth 80 cm, sand and dirty debris. Chamber on north built of crude brick and roof destroyed. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2355 Z: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick but only on north with masonry. It is north of Y. Total depth 1.9 meters, excavated before 1.2 meters, sand and dirty debris. Chamber on north built of crude brick and the roof destroyed, only part of the roof remains on south. No blocking. Drawing.

(3) G 2476
G 2476 D: Removed the bones from the chamber. Empty. Drawing.

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    05/04/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2355

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2476

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 2

Modern People

  • Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Translator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Diary translator. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926). Brother of Mohammed Said Ahmed (Head Reis 1936-1939). Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.
  • Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1936–1939. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926) and brother of Mahmoud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator) and Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]. Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.