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Saturday, May 28, 1938 (continued)

(1) G 4121 (continued)
G 4121 E: In shaft and chamber. It is north of B and east of D. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. Partly destroyed. Total depth 5.6 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble, and in the chamber mud brick and crude brick. Chamber on east. Cut in rock. It was blocked with two big stones, (one still in place). North-south rock cut coffin without lid. Found in the coffin debris: one semi-circular (faience), two faience spacers and fragments of two others or more. Black and blue cylinder bears. Ring beads. Drawing.

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G 4121 F: In shaft and chamber. It is northeast of E. Lined with rubble and crude brick to the beginning of the rock. Total depth 1.5 meters. Chamber on west, lined and roofed with stones. No blocking. There is a limestone debris floor on the rock of the chamber. Cleared (empty). Drawing.

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G 4121 G: In shaft. South of A. Lined with one stone course. Total depth 40 cm. Drift sand. Cleared on a limestone debris floor. No chamber. Drawing.

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G 4121 H: In shaft. South of C, and west of I. Lined with rubble to the beginning of the rock. Total depth 1.25 meters. Drift sand and limestone debris. Ends at rock. No chamber. Drawing.

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G 4121 I: In shaft and chamber. It is east of H and west of J. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. Total depth 1.9 meters. Drift sand and some bones from the body. Chamber in west side of shaft, roof gone. Empty. Cleared.

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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
    05/28/1938
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4121

    • 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.