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Diary Transcription:

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Saturday, January 18, 1936 (continued)

(2) G 2134 (continued)
G 2134 C: In shaft and chamber. It is north of B, south of mastaba G 2220, and east of X. Lined with stones above and rock below. Only bad rock on east and north sides. Total depth 3.55 meters. Limestone debris and black debris. Chamber on east, cut in rock. Small chamber. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 2134 D: In shaft. It is south of B, small shaft, lined with stones and partly destroyed. Total depth 1.1 meters. Sand and limestone debris. Ended at rock. No chamber.

G 2134 X: In shaft and chamber. It is west of C, lined with stones and mud brick. Total depth 2 meters. Sand and limestone debris. Chamber destroyed. No blocking. Roofed with inscribed limestone stela (the inscription is in relief and a cartouche with the name of Khufu). Cleared.

Drawing of the shaft and the mastaba.

[ILLUSTRATION]

[G 2134, with position of G 2220, G 2133, G 2135' = G 2134a]

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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
    01/18/1936
  • Mentioned on page
    Khufu
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • G 2134

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2134a

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2135'

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 2

People 3

Ancient People

  • Khufu

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Second king of Dynasty 4, son of Snefru. Builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Cheops. Horus name: [mDdw] Medjedu. Full birth-name: Khnum-Khufu.

Modern People

  • Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Translator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Diary translator. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926). Brother of Mohammed Said Ahmed (Head Reis 1936-1939). Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.

  • Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1936–1939. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926) and brother of Mahmoud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator) and Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]. Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.