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Vol.07.p.010[4]

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Diary Transcription:

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Monday, February 9, 1914

Men's day off.
Spent day in Cairo with Miss Flint and Miss Paull.

Tuesday, February 10, 1914

Entire day spent clearing debris from street east of G 4830 uncovering a small mastaba.

Wednesday, February 11, 1914

Work continued all day east and northeast of G 4830.

Thursday, February 12, 1914

Work as yesterday clearing pits etc. of hard debris finding the upper left hand corner of an inscribed stela [14-2-1, fragment of slab stela of Wenshet] in pit G 4832 A at a depth of about 6 meters. Also sand south of G 4830 started.

Friday, February 13, 1914

Work as yesterday.

Saturday, February 14, 1914

Work continuing clearing mastabas G 4832 and G 4833 east of G 4830 and on sand south of G 4830.

Sunday, February 15, 1914

Work continuing on sand south of G 4830. Two fragments of a small alabaster statue were found both bearing inscriptions [14-2-2, 14-2-3]. One was found in sand debris southeast of G 4830 and the other down pit G 4833 B at a depth of about 10 meters. Entire street east of G 4830 finished.

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Monday, February 16, 1914

Men's day off.

Tuesday, February 17, 1914

Work continued south of G 4830 where two pits were found and when arriving at the hard debris just over the solid rock a great many fragments of two small alabaster statuettes (some pieces inscribed) were found.
A serdab in G 4733 east of G 4730 was exposed and cleared through a window opening toward the east, but was found empty. It is possible the alabaster fragments came from this serdab:

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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
    02/09/1914 through 02/17/1914
  • Mentioned on page
    Miss Flint
    Miss Paull
    Wenshet (G 4840)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
    Louis Caulton West, American, 1882–1972

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 4830

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4832

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 4833

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 5

Ancient People

  • Wenshet (G 4840)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 4840. False door (Hildesheim 2971) inscribed for Wenshet, identified as [sAt nswt n Xt=f Hm-nTr Nt mHtt jnb=s Hm-nTr HwtHr nbt nht] king's daughter of his body, priestess of Neith north of her wall, priestess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore; found in situ in G 4840 (north chapel). Fragment of limestone slab stela (14-2-1 = MFA 14.1183) inscribed for Wenshet; found in G 4832 A, originally from G 4840.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • 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.

  • Louis Caulton West

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1882–1972
    • Remarks Worked on the MFA-Harvard expedition from 1912-1914 according to the preface of George A. Reisner's, "A History of the Giza Necropolis, Vol I." Harvard graduate, c.1912.

  • Miss Flint

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Visitor

  • Miss Paull

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Visitor