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Diary Transcription:

page 892

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Monday, February 12, 1940 (continued)

(3) G 2438
Margin note: G 2438 shafts.
G 2438 A: In shaft. Lined with masonry and cut in rock below. It is north of the room of the mastaba and south of B. down 3.0 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on south. Not reached the rock in shaft.

G 2438 B: In shaft and chamber. Lined with rubble and ends in limestone filling. it is north of A and south of C. total depth 1.45 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north. Built of mixed masonry and rubble and roofed with slabs. No blocking. In the building of the mastaba on west at the north end is an inscribed stone in relief. Left for photo. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2438 C: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is north of C and southeast of D. total depth 1.93 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris, rubble and sand. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2438 D: In shaft. Lined with masonry. It is on north of the mastaba, south of U and northwest of C. down 1.0 meter. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

G 2438 X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry topped with rubble. It is south of Y. total depth 1 meter. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north, built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

Tuesday, February 13, 1940
Day of rest.

Wednesday, February 14, 1940

Work on
Margin Note: Shafts. G 2436 A - objects, G 2438, G 2439, G 2439a, G 2441
(1) G 2436 A
(2) G 2438 A, D, Y, Z, U
(3) G 2439 A, B, C, D, X
(4) G 2439a A, B, C, D
(5) G 2441 A, B, C, X, Y

(1) G 2436
G 2436 A: In chamber. Sand, dirty debris, limestone debris, rubble and stone. Found in chamber debris. Two complete pottery jars, one big and the second small. Cleared. Drawing on page 893.

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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
    02/12/1940; 02/13/1940; 02/14/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 2436

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2438

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2439

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2441

    • 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.