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Sunday, December 12, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2114 C, D, E, F, G, H

(1) G 2114
G 2114 C: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh above and rock-cut below. It is north of B and south of D. Total depth 3.9 meters. Limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west. Cut in rock. No blocking. Small north-south rock-cut coffin without lid. Empty. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2114 D: In shaft and chamber. It is lined with dubsh above and red rock underneath and cut in rock below. It is north of C and south of E. Total depth 2.3 meters. Limestone debris, dubsh and red debris. Chamber on west. Cut in rock. Small chamber about 10 cm. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2114 E: In shaft and chamber. Lined with rubble above on north and east. On south and west destroyed and rock-cut below. It is north of D and east of H. Total depth 3.7 meters. Limestone debris and rubble. Two chamber.
Chamber I: On west. Cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared.
Chamber II: On west. Cut in rock. Blocked with rubble bound with mud. Blocking of chamber II left for photo.

G 2114 F: In shaft and chamber. Lined with mud-brick on south and east, and on north and west with masonry. It is north of A and south of G. Total depth 1.1 meters. Dirty debris and broken mud-brick. Chamber, on east lined with crude brick. Roof gone, only one stone remains on the door jambs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2114 G: In shaft. Lined with masonry on three sides, north, south and west. On east lined with crude brick and below it one course of masonry to the beginning of the red rock. Total depth, 1.75 meters. Broken mud-brick, dirty debris and sand. Ended at rock. No chamber. Type 7 X.

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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
    12/12/1937
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2114

    • 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.