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Sunday, March 24, 1940

work on
(1) G 2443 A, B, C, D, E, F, X, Y, Z
(2) G 2445 A, U, V
(3) North of G 2473

(1) G 2443
G 2443 A: In shaft. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is south of B and east of Y. Total depth 2.22 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2443 B: In shaft and chamber I. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is north of A and south of C. Total depth 3.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble.
Chamber I: on east, built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Empty.
Chamber II: on west, cut in rock. Blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud, intact, left for photo.

G 2443 C: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of B and south of D. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2443 D: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of C and west of X. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber. Type 7X.

G 2443 E: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of F. Total depth 1.48 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on south blocked with two stones and some rubble and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2443 F: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of E. Total depth 1.2 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on north blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud. Blocking partly destroyed on top on east, left for photo.

G 2443 X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry, only on west and south rubble to the rock. It is east of D. Total depth 1.22 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2443 Y: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is south of Z and west of A. Total depth 1.65 meters, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west blocked with rubble and bound with mud, intact, left for photo.

G 2443 Z: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is north of Y and west of B. Total depth 1.42 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north blocked with traces of mud bound, left for photo.

(2) G 2445
G 2445 A: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 2.75 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east cut in rock. 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
    03/24/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 2443

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2445

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2473

    • 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.