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Diary Transcription:
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Wednesday, March 14, 1928 (continued)
(2) G 7691 (continued)
G 7691 A: Depth 1.45 meters. Built of mud-brick, north to south. Debris of sand and stones, fragments of bones of body below.
Found in debris around bones: fragment inscribed ivory figure, fragment faience, four carnelian ball beads, three red ball beads, faience heart (?), green stone, one quartz barrel bead, faience beads.
G 7691 B: Depth 1.55 meters. Built of mud-brick and dubsh. Roof broken in on south, cleared to gebel.
[ILLUSTRATION]
Thursday, March 15, 1928
Third day of work
local men: 24 employed
Work on:
(1) G 7690, south of
(2) G 7691
(1) G 7690
South of G 7690. Found pit G 7690 G
G 7690 K: Depth 1.35 meters. Roof blocks fallen. Found in the stones forming roof, two fitting fragments of limestone with figures in relief and name of a [TRANSLITERATION] [inspector of ka-priests] called [TRANSLITERATION] [GLYPHS] [Iui]. Cleared to gebel.
G 7690 C: Depth 1.33 meters. Room on south, closed by bricks and stones, roofed with stones.
G 7690 D: Depth 1.80 meters. Room on north, built of dubsh, roofed with stones, cleared to gebel.
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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
- 03/14/1928
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Mentioned on page
- Iui (G 7690)
Ancient People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Blocks of relief from door jamb (28-3-98 = MFA 30.206.1 + 30.206.2) inscribed for Iui, identified as inspector of ka-priests; found in G 7690 K.
Modern People
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- 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."