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Friday, February 4, 1938 (continued)
(1) G 2051 (continued)
G 2051 D: In shaft and chamber. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry, only on south the stones destroyed and cut in bad rock below. It is south of C and north of E. Total depth 2.45 meters. Sand and drift papers. Chamber on west. Cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.
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G 2051 E: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with crude brick, partly destroyed on west and south and cut in bad rock below. It is west of the northern niche, south of D and north of F. Total depth 2 meters. Sand and drift papers. Chamber on west. Cut in bad rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.
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G 2051 F: In shaft and chamber. Lined with crude brick topped with masonry above and cut in bad rock below. It is west of the southern niche, south of E. Total depth 2.5 meters. Drift sand, limestone debris, and red debris. Chamber on west. Cut in and rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.
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G 2051 G: In shaft. Lined with crude brick to the beginning of the bad rock. The lining on west destroyed. It is south of G and north of Y. Total depth 1.75 meters. Dirty debris, pebble and limestone debris. Ends at rock, no chamber. Type 7 x.
G 2051 X: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with crude brick and cut in bad rock below. It is in the chapel on south and south of Y. Total depth 3 meters. Sand and drift papers. Chamber on west. Cut in bad rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing on page 609.
G 2051 Y: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with crude brick and cut in bad rock below. It is on north side of the chapel, north of X. Total depth 3 meters. Sand and drift papers. Chamber on west. Cut in bad rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing on page 609.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 02/04/1938
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- Translator
- Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
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- Author
- Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
Modern People
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- 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.
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- 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.