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Sunday, February 11, 1940 (continued)

(4) G 2435
Margin note: G 2435 shafts.
G 2435 A: Removed the body from the chamber. The skeleton of a male figure. Underneath the skeleton and beside it silt deposited by rain. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2435 B: Removed the body from the chamber. Female figure. It is drawn but not photographed, because the chamber is very narrow. Also removed part of the mud, which was near the head and the legs to show it to the Mudir. Cleared. Drawing.

(5) G 2436
Margin Note: G 2436 shafts.
G 2436 A: In shaft. Lined above with rubble topped with crude brick, only on north and south the crude brick destroyed. it is north of C and south of B. Down 2.0 meters. Sand, dirty debris and limestone debris. not reached the rock in shaft. Chamber not yet reached.

G 2436 B: In shaft. Lined above with rubble topped with crude brick, only on south the crude brick destroyed. It is north of A and south of Y. Down 2.4 meters. Sand, limestone debris, dirty debris and rubble. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

G 2436 C [= formerly G 2428 U]: In shaft and chamber. It is the first in the mastaba on south and south of A. ends in limestone debris and lined with crude brick, on south the lining of G 2428. Total depth 90 centimeters. Drift sand. Chamber on east. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Open and empty. Drawing on page 890.

G 2436 X: In shaft. Lined above with crude brick topped with masonry. It is in the street east of B and west of G 2435 down 1.2 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

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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 3

  • G 2428

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2435

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2436

    • 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.