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Sunday, February 11, 1940 (continued)

(5) G 2436 (continued)
G 2436 C [= formerly G 2428 U]. Drawing of shaft.

G 2436 Y: In shaft and chamber. ends at rock. Lined with crude brick. It is north of B. total depth 1.6 meters. dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared.

(6) G 2437
G 2437 A: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is south of B. total depth 1.75 meters. Sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Chamber on east. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2437 B: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is north of A. total depth 1.7 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east. built of masonry and 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
    02/11/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2436

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2437

    • 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.