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Saturday, November 16, 1929 (continued)

(6) G 7757 (continued)
G 7757 A: Down 8 meters. Chamber i on north, ii on south. Found in debris of room i: faience amulet triad, faience amulets, djed amulets, fragments of impressed gold ("[TRANSLITERATION]" sign). Clearing i. Found in debris of room ii: fragment of knife, three ushabti fragments, limestone offering basin, fragment of inscribed limestone.
G 7757 Q: Depth 1.4 meters. Rock-cut, Chamber i on north, ii on south. Room ii broken into G 7757 S.
G 7757 R: Depth 1.8 meters. Rock-cut. Chamber on west, open. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7757 S: Depth 1.6 meters. Rock-cut. Chamber on west, broken to pit G 7757 Q.
G 7757 T: Down 3.7 meters. Clearing room i, on west; broken to pit G 7757 W. Found room ii on east, below chamber of pit G 7757 Q.
G 7757 W: In chamber. Rock-cut coffin, north-south. Cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]

Sunday, November 17, 1929
Fifteenth day of work.

Locals: 37

Cars, line XIV, XV:
6:00 - 8:00: 38, 27
8:30 - 12:00: 64, 42
1:00 - 4:30: 44, 37
totals: 146, 106
total: 252

Work on:
(1) G 7700
(2) G 7510
(3) G 7650 C
(4) G 7750 X
(5) G 7756
(6) G 7757
(7) G 7758 A, Z

(1) Street G 7700
Clearing to rock level.

(2) G 7510
Clearing top of mastaba at south end.

(3) G 7650
G 7650 C: Transporting sarcophagus to gate.

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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
    11/16/1929; 11/17/1929
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 7

  • G 7510

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7650

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7750

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7756

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7758

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • Street G 7700

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

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."