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Saturday, March 9, 1940 (continued)

(6) G 2465b
G 2465b A: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is on south on the mastaba and east of B. Total depth 1.35 meters. Sand, dirty debris and limestone debris. Chamber on north, blocked with crude brick and bound with mud. Left for photo.

G 2465b B: In shaft. Lined with masonry. It is west of A. Total depth 1.0 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north. Blocked with masonry and bound with races of mud. Left for photo.

(7) G 2465c
G 2465c A: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is on north in the mastaba, west of G 2465. Total depth 1.02 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on south. Blocked with stones and rubble with traces of mud. Left for photo.

(8) G 2467
G 2467 A: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 4.3 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on south. Cut in rock. No blocking. In the chamber on west is a cutting in rock running north-south as a coffin. Cleared. Drawing.

(9) G 2468
G 2468 A: In shaft. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. It is south of B, east of E and north of X. Total depth 3.65 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Blocked with stones and rubble and bound with mud. Left for photo.

G 2468 B: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of E and west of D. Total depth 1.0 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Blocked with tow slabs and rubble and bound with mud. Left for photo.

G 2468 C: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick on south and east and with masonry on north and west. It is southwest of B; south of G 2467. Total depth 1.5 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east. Built of rubble, crude brick and masonry. Roofed with slabs. 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
    03/09/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 2465b

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2465c

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2467

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2468

    • 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.