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Vol.36.p.950

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page 950

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Thursday, April 11, 1940 (continued)

(4) G 2462 (continued)
G 2462 Y: Removed the chamber blocking, built of stones only on north and west with crude brick and roofed with slabs, rubble and traces of mud. Tight contracted skeleton, head north and on the bones traces of linen, left for photo.

(5) G 2463a
G 2463a A: Removed the chamber blocking, built of rubble and bound with plaster, only on south with stones. Roofed with slabs, rubble and mud from the blocking. Body, tight contracted skeleton, head north, underneath his head a stone, left for photo.

(6) G 2467
G 2467 B: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 3.65 meters, sand, and limestone debris. Chamber on south cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2467 C: In shaft. It is cut in rock below. Total depth __ meters, sand and white limestone debris underneath. Chamber on north cut in rock blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2467 D: In shaft and chamber. It is cut in rock below. Total depth 2.3 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2467 E: In shaft and chamber. It is cut in rock below. Total depth 3.6 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. 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
    04/11/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 2462

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2463a

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2467

    • 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.