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Friday, June 24, 1938

Work on
(1) G 4616 A, B, C, D, E, F
(2) G 4622 B

(1) G 4616
Small rubble mastaba. Near G 4620 on south and north of G 4610, with six shafts.

G 4616 A: In shaft. West of B and north of F. Lined above with dubsh and rock cut below. Total depth 2.8 meters. Sand, limestone debris and broken mud brick. Chamber on north, cut in rock underneath the lining of G 4620. Blocked with stones and bound with mud. Reached the rock in shaft. Blocking left for photo.

G 4616 B: In shaft and chamber. East of A and north of E. Lined above with dubsh and rock cut below. Total depth 3.7 meters. Limestone debris, dirty debris and mud brick. Chamber on west. Cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 4616 C: In shaft and chamber. East of B and north of D. Lined above with rubble and rock cut below. Total depth 2.8 meters. Drift sand and papers. Chamber on north. Cut in rock. Underneath the lining of G 4620. No blocking. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 4616 D: In shaft. South of C, and east of E. Lined with dubsh and ends at rock. Total depth 1.65 meters. Drift sand and mud brick ends at rock. No chamber.

G 4616 E: In shaft. South of B and east of F. Lined above with dubsh. Down 80 cm. Sand and limestone debris. Chamber. In middle of shaft. Roofed with stones and bound with mud. Roofing stones left for photo.

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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
    06/24/1938
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 4610

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 4616

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 4620

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 4622

    • 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.