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Saturday, October 7, 1939 (continued)

(2) G 2353
G 2353 Y: Photographed the stone in the roof of the shaft. We found tomb card for that shaft. Removed the building which was above the stone, and we found that the stone is an inscribed stele in sunk relief with traces of paint. On the crossbar is a figure seated at table of bread (in relief), above the bread is six different heads of animals (beautifully done). After cleaning the stele with the brush we found that it is broken in three fragments or four. We photographed it again. Stele not yet removed.

Sketch of the mastaba G 2168.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Sunday, October 8, 1939

Work on:
(1) East of G 2180

(1) East of G 2180
East of that mastaba, in removing the debris fallen in the street east of it, in exposing the lining of G 2181 for drawing. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Not yet exposed.

At twelve o'clock Hakim Effendi Abu Saif the chief inspector of the Service came to the camp with Habib Effendi (from Pyramids Police Station) and met the Dr. in the office telling him that they are going to prevent the Fayoum way from beside the pyramids, and asking the Dr. to search for another new road for his cars. Hakin Eff. said that our cars can go up to M. Boraize [Baraize] house and then we have to clear another way from Borazie's house to the Camp. That means the way should go through the excavations in the Western Field. But we thought of another easy way. I (Mahmoud Said) said what about going to the king's palace and then east of the great pyramid and them south of the great pyramid and then taking our usual way north of the second Pyramid they all agree with that and we start to clean the way and we are going to use it.

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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
    10/07/1939; 10/08/1939
  • Mentioned on page
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
    Habib (Effendi)
    Hakim Abou Seif (Effendi), Egyptian
    Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 8

  • G 2166

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2167

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2168

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2169

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2180

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2181

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2181a

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2353

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 6

Modern People

  • 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.

  • Habib (Effendi)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Policeman?

  • Hakim Abou Seif (Effendi)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates Egyptian
    • Remarks Chief Inspector, Department of Antiquités, ca.1924–1939.

  • 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.

  • Émile Baraize

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
    • Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.