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Vol.34.p.838

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Thursday, October 19, 1939
Mohammed Said left for Quft to spend the rest of Ramadan and to make the celebration day of the funeral of Ahmed Said.

Sunday, November 5, 1939
Dr. Reisner's seventy-two. Birthday today. Hoping God will keep him for us for many many years. "Inshaallah."

Friday, November 17, 1939
Mohammed Said arrived this morning from Quft. He was ill and sent to the C.M.S. Hospital in the afternoon.

Thursday, November 23, 1939
Mohammed Said came out from the C.M.S. Hospital this morning.

Saturday, December 16, 1939
Sixteen guards arrived from Quft this morning. Fifteen guards left tonight to Quft.

Sunday, December 17, 1939

Work on:
(1) G 5411+12 and shafts A, B, C, D [= G 5411 & G 5412]

(1) G 5411+12 [= G 5411 & G 5412]
A stone mastaba, partly destroyed. It is the first mastaba on south, west of the great Pyramid. With four shafts A, B, C, D. Sketch of the mastaba.

[ILLUSTRATION]

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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
    10/19/1939; 11/05/1939; 11/17/1939; 11/23/1939; 12/16/1939; 12/17/1939
  • Mentioned on page
    Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 5411

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5412

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 4

Modern People

  • Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926), brother of Mohammed Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Head Reis 1936-1939) and Mahmoud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator).

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • 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.