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Vol.03.p.012

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Wednesday, January 10, 1912 (continued)

clear the site up.

[G 1501]
While writing word came from the works that a statue had been found. I went down and found that a small stone mastaba had been cleared which had a long offering chamber along its east face with two smaller chambers in the northeast, and southeast corners, not opening into the long one or having any exit. In the southeast one, which was roofed with flat slabs, was a small seated pair of red and black speckled granite [MFA 12.1488, inscribed for Irankhptah and Niankhhathor]. It was about 50 cm high and in good preservation. On the knees, or rather between the pairs of knees are the names of the figure. It was not in situ, but covered with and resting on sand. A series of photographs are being made showing chamber with roof and filling above roof, filling removed down to the three slabs of roof. Then figures after roof removed.
To the south of this mastaba is a long room forming part of another small mastaba, the remainder of its plan being occupied by three square pits.
All of these mastabas have been rebuilt and reused.

About 3 p.m. Dr. Reisner's cablegram was brought out:
"Fisher, c/o Congdon, Cairo. Begin dig mastabas northeast corner edge Lythgoe's work. Reisner."
With

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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
    01/10/1912
  • Mentioned on page
    Albert Morton Lythgoe, American, 1868–1934
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
    Mr. Cogdon
    Irankhptah (G 1501)
    Niankhhathor (in G 1501)
  • Author
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941

Tombs and Monuments 2

People 7

Ancient People

  • Irankhptah (G 1501)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 1501. Granite seated pair statue (MFA 12.1488) inscribed for Irankhptah and Niankhhathor; Irankhptah identified as [jmj-r pr] steward; found in G 1501 serdab.

  • Niankhhathor (in G 1501)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Wife of Irankhptah (owner of G 1501). Granite seated pair statue (MFA 12.1488) inscribed for Irankhptah and Niankhhathor; found in G 1501 serdab.

Modern People

  • Albert Morton Lythgoe

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1868–1934
    • Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

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

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

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

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • 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.

  • Mr. Cogdon

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates