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Wednesday, February 14, 1940 (continued)

(3) G 2439
G 2439 A: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of B. total depth 2.8 meters. Sand, dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Blocked with three rough stones and rubble and bound with mud. No intact. Left for photo.

G 2439 B: In shaft. Lined with rubble and cut in bad rock below. It is north of A. total depth 2.65 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2439 C: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick. It is south D. total depth 2.2 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north. blocked with rubble and bound with mud. Left for photo.

G 2439 D: In shaft. Lined on north and east with rubble and on south and west with crude brick. Above the roof of the chamber of shaft C.
It is north of C. Total depth 1.6 meters. Sand, dirty debris, limestone debris, and rubble. Reached the roof of chamber C. No chamber.

G 2439 X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry, only on east below the crude brick is rubble. It is northwest of D. total depth 2.4 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble, and dirty debris. Chamber on north. Built of mixed masonry and rubble and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

(4) G 2439a
G 2439a A: In shaft and chamber. Ends in limestone filling. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry. It is west of C. total depth 1.3 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on north. Built of crude brick and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Empty. Drawing.

G 2439a B: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble bound with plaster. It is north of A and C. total depth 1.75 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Built of rubble and bound with plaster. Roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared on a plaster floor above the rock. Empty. 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
    02/14/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2439

    • 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.