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Wednesday, January 26, 1927 (continued)

Work on:
(1) Street G 7300
(2) top of G 7144 mastaba
(3) south of mastaba G 7144, G 7146
(4) Pit G 7158 F
(5) top of mastaba G 7168
(6) Pit G 7253 B
(7) Pits G 7256 B, C, D, F, G
(8) top of mastaba G 7257
(9) mastaba G 7258
(10) mastaba G 7259
(11) Pit G 7330 X
(12) mastaba G 7330

(1) Street G 7300
Clearing debris north of Roman walls Pt i, in street G 7300.

(2) G 7144
Clearing debris on top of mastaba. Three stones in place, part of chamber? or pit?

(3) G 7144, G 7146
Clearing south of mastaba, debris of dubsh, etc. by line VII, found in radeem, scarab faience inscribed; faience fragments, beads, ushabti fragments, crystal fragments, limestone fragments inscribed.

(4) G 7158
G 7158 F: Down .50 meters, clearing debris.

(5) G 7168
Clearing on top of mastaba, of stones, by rail line VIII.

(6) G 7253
G 7253 B: Depth 3.90 meters, built of dubsh above, chamber on west, gebel at bottom. Found in room: faience beads, and fragments.
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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
    01/26/1927
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 11

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."