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Vol.34.p.854

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Friday, December 29, 1939 (continued)

(2) G 5233 (continued)
G 5233 B: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick. It is east of C and west of D. total depth 1.8 meters. Dirty debris and limestone debris. Chamber on south. Built of crude brick and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 5233 C: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick. It is west of B and south of E. total depth 1.7 meters. Dirty debris, rubble and limestone debris. Chamber on north. Built of crude brick and roofed with slabs (roof partly destroyed). No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 5233 D: In shaft and chamber. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry. It is south of A and east of B. total depth 2.3 meters. Dirty debris, and limestone debris. Chamber on south. Cut in bad rock. Roofed on north with slabs and on south with limestone debris. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 5233 E: In shaft and chamber. Lined with crude brick and ends at rock. It is west of A and north of C. total depth 2 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north. Cut in limestone debris and roofed with slabs (roof partly destroyed on south). 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
    12/29/1939
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5233

    • 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.