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Diary Transcription:

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Thursday, March 5, 1936

Work on
(1) G 2004 A and the serdab

(1) G 2004
G 2004 A: In shaft and chamber I. Down 6.8 meters. Black debris, in chamber I sand. Chamber I appears on east, cut in rock, no blocking. Found in shaft debris: fragments of large pottery dish. Chamber I cleared. Chamber II not yet cleared.

Serdab: In the serdab. Sand. Open and empty. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Drawing of mastaba G 2004 and its shafts.

[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
    03/05/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 2000

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2001

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2003

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2004

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2005

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 2

People 2

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.