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Vol.29.p.358

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Diary Transcription:

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Sunday, July 5, 1936 (continued)

(2) G 2423
On the top of the mastaba. Lined with stones and partly gone. It is east of G 2418. To expose the shafts. Limestone debris, dubsh, potsherds and sand. Shafts not yet exposed.

Monday, July 6, 1936

work on
(1) G 2418 A, B, C, D, E, F, G

(1) G 2418
G 2418 A: In shaft and chamber. It is the first shaft on southeast of the mastaba. It is south of E and east of F. Lined with dubsh above and bound with mud and rock below. Total depth 3.55 meters, limestone debris, sand and dubsh. Chamber on east small chamber cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Open and empty. Drawing.

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G 2418 B: In shaft and chamber. It is north of A, south of C and east of G. Lined with dubsh and bound with mud above and rock below. Total depth 4.40 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and stones fallen in shaft. Chamber on east cut in rock, small chamber. No blocking. Cleared. Open and empty. 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
    07/05/1936; 07/06/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 2418

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 2423

    • 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.