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Wednesday, February 14, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2438 (continued)
G 2438 D. Drawing of shaft.

G 2438 Y: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of X. total depth 2.05 meters. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on north. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Empty. Drawing.

G 2438 Z: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is north of the mastaba to the east. East of U. total depth 2.17 meters. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Skeleton, mask, head to north facing to east. Left for photo.

G 2438 U: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. Only on east below the masonry is crude brick. It is north of the mastaba to the west. West of Z. total depth 2.55 meters. Sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Chamber on east. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs. No blocking. In the roof of the chamber on north is an inscribed stone in sunk relief. Left for photo. Chamber 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
    02/14/1940
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2438

    • 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.