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Monday, April 8, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2469
G 2469 A: In shaft. Lined above with masonry and rock cut below. It is north of B. Total depth 4.08 meters, sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Chamber on west cut in rock blocked with one leaning slab on south and rubble around the slab and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2469 B: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of A, and north of C. Total depth 2.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. No chamber. Ends at rock. Type 7X.

G 2469 C: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of B. Total depth 1.45 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west built of rubble and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

(3) G 2469a
G 2469a A: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of B. Total depth 1.75 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on west blocked with rubble and with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2469a B: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of A and southeast of C. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and red debris. Chamber on north, blocked with rubble with traces of mud, intact, left for photo.

G 2469a C: In shaft. It is lined with rubble, only on west with masonry. Ends at rock. It is east of D and northwest of B. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. No chamber. Type 7X.

G 2469a D: In shaft. Lined above with masonry only on west and south topped with rubble and rock cut below. It is south of G 2469 and north of C. Total depth 2.2 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. A small cutting in rock on the west running to west ca. 10 cm reached the rock in shaft. No chamber.

G 2469a E: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with crude brick on three sides, and only on west with masonry. It is east of G 2187 and west of D. Total depth 1.05 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on south blocked with rubble and bound with rubble, intact, left for photo.

G 2469a X: In shaft and chamber. It is cut in bad rock, but only on west with rubble. It is north of the mastaba. Total depth 1.13 meters, limestone debris, red debris, pebble and traces of bones. Chamber on west 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
    04/08/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2469

    • 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.