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Sunday, March 24, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2445 (continued)
G 2445 U: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is south of V. Total depth 1.5 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2445 V: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. Only on east topped with one course of masonry. It is north of U. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on east built of stones and crude brick and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

(3) North of G 2473
North of that mastaba and west of G 2440. In removing the old dump heap, searching for the remains of the lining of the mastaba, sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Nothing exposed yet.

Monday, March 25, 1940

work on
(1) North of G 2473

(1) North of G 2473
North of that mastaba and west of G 2440. In removing the old dump, searching for the lining of G 2440 on west. Also in exposing the remains of the lining of the mastaba excavated before west of G 2440 and north of G 2473, sand, limestone debris, rubble, stones and dirty debris. In exposing the lining of G 2440 on north, the remains of the lining of the excavated mastaba not yet exposed, the mastaba numbered G 2474.

Tuesday, March 26, 1940
Day of rest.

Wednesday, March 27, 1940

work on
(1) West and north of G 2440
(2) the room of G 2473
(3) G 2474

(1) West and north of G 2440
West of that mastaba and north of it. In removing the dump in exposing the remains of the lining of the mastaba on west and north, sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Lining exposed on west, (upper part). Remains of the lining on north not yet exposed.

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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
    03/24/1940; 03/25/1940; 03/26/1940; 03/27/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 2440

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2445

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2473

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2474

    • 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.