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Thursday, February 17, 1927 (continued)

(4) G 7520
Clearing on top of mastaba of debris. Found in debris: faience scarab, ushabtis, fragments.
G 7520 A: down 7.50 meters. Cut in rock below. Found in debris pit: faience fragments, ushabti fragments, faience vessel fragments.
G 7520 Q: depth 1.15 meters. Built of mudbrick above. No chamber. Gebel floor.
G 7520 R: depth 3.20 meters. Cut in rock below. Gebel floor, no chamber.
G 7520 S: depth 3.30 meters. Chamber cut in rock on west. Sealed with dubsh.
G 7520 T: depth 2.80 meters. Chamber cut in rock on east. Sealed with dubsh.
G 7520 Z: in chamber, cleared debris.
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Friday, February 18, 1927
Twenty-ninth day of work

Cars emptied:
line IX 6:45 am - 8:00 am: 70, 8:30 - 12:00: 184, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 190
[Total] 444

Work on:
(1) G 7169 mastaba
(2) Pit G 7440 X
(3) south of G 7510
(4) G 7520 mastaba A, O, P

(1) G 7169
Clearing south end of mastaba for surveying.

(2) G 7440
G 7440 X: Chamber I, cleared debris.

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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
    02/17/1927; 02/18/1927
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 4

Published Documents 1

People 1

Modern People

  • Noel F. Wheeler

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates British
    • Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."