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Wednesday, May 3, 1939 (continued)

(1) G 2239 (continued)
G 2239 G. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 2239 H: In shaft. Lined with rubble above the roof of chamber E on west. It is north of G, south of I and west of E, down 70 cm, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Reached the roof of the chamber.

G 2239 I: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. North of H, south of J and west of F. Total depth 3.4 meters, red debris, limestone debris, rubble and sand, fragments of wood (from wooden coffin) and bones. Chamber on west cut in bad rock. Found in chamber debris: fragment of wood made of two different pieces, handle partly broken off, now warped, 39-5-1. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 2239 J: In shaft. Lined above with rubble and cut in bad rock below. West of D and north of I. Total depth 1.65 meters, limestone debris and red debris. Chamber on west blocked with weathered crude brick and limestone debris with traces of mud, left for photo.

(2) G 2239a
G 2239a A: In shaft. Lined with rubble, but only on east with crude brick to the rock. It is northwest of the serdab. Total depth 98 cm, limestone debris, rubble and red debris. Ends at rock. No chamber. Type 7X.

(3) G 2239b
G 2239b A: In shaft. Lined with rubble. It is in middle of shaft. Total depth 1.1 meter, limestone debris, rubble and red debris. Chamber on west blocked with one small stone and rubble and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

(4) G 2239c
G 2239c A: In shaft. Lined with masonry to the rock. It is west of G 2244 and north of room a of G 2239. Total depth 90 cm, limestone debris, rubble and red debris. Chamber on west blocked with rubble and with traces of mud, left for photo.

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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
    05/03/1939
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2239

    • 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.