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Vol.27.p.054

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Diary Transcription:

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Monday, May 20, 1935 (continued)

(4) G 1160 (continued)
Drawing of G 1160 B

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Tuesday, May 21, 1935
Day of rest.

Wednesday, May 22, 1935

Work on
(1) G 1010 A
(2) G 1079 B
(3) G 1160 A
(3) G 1160 A
(4) G 1172+62 B [= G 1162+1172]
(5) G 1206 E

(1) G 1010
On top of the mastaba. Sand, dubsh and limestone debris. Exposed shaft A.

G 1010 A: Small shaft lined with dubsh. Sand, limestone debris and potsherds. Total depth 1.2 meters. Ended at rock. No chamber.

(2) G 1079
G 1079 B: On northwest from mastaba G 1061. Drift sand. Search for shaft G 1079 B. Shaft not yet found.

(3) G 1160
G 1160 A: Removed chamber II blocking. Stones, dubsh and some mud binding. Body [35-5-32] head on north. Body left for photo.

(4) G 1172+62 [= G 1162+1172]
G 1172+62 B: Removed the skeleton from the coffin. Drawing.

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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
    05/20/1935; 05/21/1935; 05/22/1935
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 1010

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1079

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1160

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1162+1172

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1206

    • 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.