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Saturday, April 14, 1928 (continued)

(2) G 7777 (continued)
G 7777 N: Depth 3.5 meters. Rock-cut. Chamber rock-cut on south, open. Found in room-debris: one pot, fragments: wood of coffin, fragment: faience. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7777 W: Removed pots which were found in chamber.

(3) G 7778
Clearing on top of stone mastaba.

(4) G 7781
Clearing debris on top of mastaba.

(5) G 7783
Clearing on top and east of mastaba. Uncovered dubsh construction and pit Y.
G 7783 Y: Depth 1.15 meters. Rock-cut. No chamber.

(6) G 7784
Clearing on top and east of mastaba; uncovered pits Q, R, S.
G 7784 B: In chamber. Cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7784 Q: Down 1 meter. Gebel on west and north, and mud brick on east and south.
G 7784 R: Down .95 meters. Built of dubsh above.
G 7784 S: Depth 2.6 meters. Built of dubsh above, rock-cut below. Debris rksh, dubsh, sand; in chamber black dust or bones. Chamber rock-cut on west, open. [ILLUSTRATION]

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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
    04/14/1928
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 7777

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7778

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7781

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7783

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7784

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 2

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."