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Thursday, April 25, 1940 (continued)

(5) G 2478
G 2478 A: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with masonry and cut in rock below. It is south of B. Total depth 3.7 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on west cut in rock. No blocking. Small north-south rock cut coffin with roof gone. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2478 B: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with rubble and cut in bad rock below. It is north of A and south of C. Total depth 3.4 meters, drift sand. Chamber on east cut in bad rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2478 C: In shaft and chamber. Ends in bad rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of B and east of E. Total depth 1.65 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and red debris. Chamber on north built of rubble and below cut in bad rock. Roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2478 D: In shaft. Lined with rubble. Ends at bad rock. It is south of E. Total depth 1.35 meters, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on north blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2478 E: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with rubble and cut in bad rock below. It is west of C and north of D. Total depth 2.85 meters, dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north cut in bad rock. 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
    04/25/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2478

    • 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.