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Vol.36.p.972

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page 972

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Thursday, April 25, 1940 (continued)

(3) G 2472a
G 2472a A: Removed the bones from the chamber: female. Empty. Drawing.

G 2472a B: Removed the bones from the chamber: female. Empty. Drawing.

(4) G 2477
G 2477 E: In shaft. Total depth 2.65 meters, sand, red debris and limestone debris. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2477 F: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 3.6 meters, sand, limestone debris and red debris. Chamber on west cut in bad rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2477 G: In shaft. Total depth 1.3 meters, sand, limestone debris and red debris. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2477 H: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 1.15 meters, sand, limestone debris and red debris. Chamber on north built of 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
    04/25/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2472

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2477

    • 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.