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Thursday, January 15, 1925 (continued)

(8) G 7102
G 7102 G: This grave is now finished, and was found to have a single chamber at the west. The pit is 542 cm deep, and the roof of the chamber is 440 cm below mouth of pit. Had been robbed.

(9) G 7214
G 7214 K, L, N, P. These graves were worked as under:
G 7214 K: This consists of a small pit only. Finished today.
G 7214 L: Shallow pit, with chamber at north roofed over with stones. Finished.
G 7214 N: This consists of a pit only, which has been dug through the large foundation stones of the Khufu causeway. It was finished today, and in the pit debris, near the top was found a corroded bent Arabic coin.
G 7214 P: This consists of a pit only. It was found today and cleared. The pit is to the north of G 7214 mastaba. Its position is as under:

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Friday, January 16, 1925
68th day of work

Quftis: 85
Locals: 153
[total]: 238

Cars emptied:
Line II not used
Line III not used
Line IV 6:40 am - 8:00 am: 35, 8:30 am - noon: 79, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 130
Line V 6:40 am - 8:00 am: 78, 8:30 am: - noon: 154, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 175
Totals 6:40 am - 8:00 am: 113, 8:30 am: - noon: 233, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 305
[line totals] Line IV 244, Line V 407, [grand total] 651

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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
    01/15/1925; 01/16/1925
  • Author
    Alan Jenvey Rowe, British, 1890–1968

Tombs and Monuments 3

Published Documents 1

People 1

Modern People

  • Alan Jenvey Rowe

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates British, 1890–1968
    • Remarks Egyptologist and archaeologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.