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Vol.33.p.730

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Diary Transcription:

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Friday, December 2, 1938

work on
(1) G 2134 A, B, C
(2) G 4525 B

(1) G 2134
G 2134 A: In shaft and chamber. It is southwest of shaft B, cut in rock. Total depth 2.05 meters, sand, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on south cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2134 B: In shaft and chamber. It is northeast of A, south of C. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble and stones. On south and west lining destroyed. Total depth 1.78 meters, sand, rubble, stones and limestone debris. Chamber on east built of stones and crude brick and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2134 C: In shaft and chamber, north of B. Lined above with rubble and masonry and rock cut below. Total depth 3.55 meters, sand and rubble. Chamber on east cut in rock. 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
    12/02/1938
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2134

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4525

    • 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.