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Friday, March 29, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2461a (continued)
G 2461a X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with stones and crude brick. It is in front of the room of the mastaba and west of G 2185. Total depth 32 cm, sand, dirty debris and limestone debris. Chamber on north built of crude brick, only on east with stones. Roof gone. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

(3) G 2462
G 2462 A: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of B. Total depth 90 cm, sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber. Type 7X.

G 2462 B: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry topped with rubble. It is north of A. Total depth 1.65 meters, sand, dirty debris and limestone debris. Ends at rock. No chamber. Type 7X.

G 2462 C: It is not a shaft, but a chamber of shaft D.

G 2462 D: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble above limestone debris. It is northwest of B. Total depth 1.6 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and pebble. Chamber on south blocked with one stone and rubble with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2462 X: In shaft and chamber. Lined with mixed stones, crude brick and rubble. It is in the room of the mastaba, north of the niche and south of Y, down 1.9 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and bones. Chamber on east built of rubble above other shaft. Roofed with stones. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2462 Y: In shaft. Lined with crude brick, topped with masonry. It is north of X. Total depth 1.55 meters, sand, dirty debris and rubble. Chamber on west blocked with rough stone resting on rubble and bound with mud. Left for photo.

(4) G 2462a
G 2462a A: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of B. Total depth 80 cm, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east built of stones and rubble and 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
    03/29/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 2185

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2461a

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2462

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2462a

    • 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.