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Thursday, January 14, 1915 (continued)
[(1) G 4513 (continued)]
entered in modern times, and partially cleared. A hole has been broken north of the stela looking for the serdab.
(2) South of G 5110
Trench and street south of G 5110 practically cleared. In trench, at about middle of mastaba, a limestone slab (upper right and lower left corners broken off) with a fine painted inscription in red.
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(3) East of G 4930
Street east of G 4930. Debris of reddish gravel, and
(5) G 5030, G 4930
Mixed with coarse limestone debris, result of tearing away wall of G 5030, and ancient filling of G 4930 thrown down onto the decayed mud brick walls. In street, near west face of G 5030, two small alabaster ceremonial jars (unfinished) (see below).
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x debris, ancient from pit B thrown out on mud brick wall of G 4930 after half fallen down.
+ debris from G 5030 filling of casing of core thrown down previous to x, does not cover mud wall (which is lower between x and north chapel).
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 01/14/1915
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
Modern People
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- 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.
