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Wednesday, September 1, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4312 A, B, C

(1) G 4312
G 4312 A: In shaft. It is cut in rock, only a small lining on top with stones. It is south of B. Down 1.6 meters. Debris, in breaking big stones fallen from G 4310. Not reached the rock in shaft not reached the chamber.

G 4312 B: In shaft and chamber. It is cut in rock. It is south of C and north of A. Total depth 2.6 meters. Sand, limestone debris. Chamber on west, below the lining of G 4310. Cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 4312 C: In shaft. It is north of B and south of D. Lined with dubsh above and cut in rock below. Total depth 1.2 meters. Sand and limestone debris. Ended at rock. No chamber. Removed the inscribed offering stone [37-9-1; NB: photo of offering stone in situ dated September 2, 1937] to the camp.

Dahi Ahmed and M. Salem left for Quft.

Thursday, September 2, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4312 A, D

(1) G 4312
G 4312 A: In shaft and chamber I. Down 3.2 meters. Debris, in breaking stones and sand. In chamber, sand, silt deposited by rain and bones.
Chamber I: On east. Cut in rock. No blocking. The chamber cut it bad rock. Found in shaft debris: torso of [male] statuette from pair statuette woman on right (sic.) side of man, fragment of base of the same statuette, granite fragment with one worked surface. Cleared the chamber. The shaft descends below the chamber. No second chamber exposed yet.

Friday, September 3, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4312 A

(1) G 4312
G 4312 A: In shaft, below chamber I. Down 5.8 meters. Limestone debris, pebble and red debris.
Chamber II: On south. Cut in rock. No blocking (small). Not reached the rock in shaft and not started in chamber II.

Saturday, September 4, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4312 A, D

(1) G 4312
G 4312 A: In shaft and in chamber II. Total depth 6.42 meters. Limestone debris, dubsh, pebble and red debris. In chamber red debris and silt deposited by rain. Cleared. Open and empty. For the drawing see page 506.

G 4312 D: In shaft. Down 6.5 meters. Sand, limestone debris, dubsh, pebble and remains of potsherds. The shaft was cut in bad rock. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

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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
    09/01/1937; 09/02/1937; 09/03/1937; 09/04/1937
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 4310

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 4312

    • 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.