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Vol.03.p.001

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Monday, January 1, 1912

Arrived at camp Saturday afternoon after a stay of two days in Cairo to look after supplies, see Basil at museum for renewal of permit, etc. Had left New York 3 p.m. December 13 and reached Cairo December 27 1 p.m. Found camp in fair condition. Upper house all right, but nearly all windows of lower house broken. Mice here had caused some damage to papers, mattresses, etc. Men are very glad to see us back. They report considerable pilfering at Girga, at which the local authorities winked. The Omdeh of Quft still seems a thorn in the flesh. Said Ahmed left Friday night to bring some men down. Several of the men are with the Austrian expedition at Shellal, otherwise our party will be the same as last year. It is good to learn that the pyramid plateau, including the pyramids

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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
    01/01/1912
  • Author
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
  • Mentioned on page
    Omdeh of Quft
    Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Reis)

Tombs and Monuments 1

People 3

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Omdeh of Quft

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates

  • Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Reis)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1908–1926. In his "A History of the Giza Necropolis I," George A Reisner described Said Ahmed Said as "the most gifted foreman who ever worked for the expedition." Father of Mohammed Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Head Reis 1936–1939), Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator), Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]. Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.