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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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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
    02/04/1938
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2051

    • 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.