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Diary Transcription:

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Friday, July 8, 1938 (continued)

(1) G 4614 (continued)
G 4614 B: In shaft and chamber. North of G and east of F. Lined with rubble to the beginning of the rock. Only on north the lining of big stones of G 4610. Total depth 2.5 meters. Red debris, limestone debris and sand. Chamber on east. Cut in rock (bad rock). No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 4614 C: In shaft and chamber. It is southwest of A and southeast of D. Lined with rubble. Ends at rock. Total depth 2.1 meters. Sand and limestone debris. Chamber on east. Built of rubble and crude brick and bound with mud. Roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 4614 D: In shaft and chamber. West of A and south of E. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. Lining destroyed on east. Total depth 2.1 meters. Sand and dirty debris. Chamber on east. Built of masonry and roofed with slabs (partly destroyed). 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
    07/08/1938
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 4610

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4614

    • 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.