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Thursday, January 28, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 5 meters. Limestone debris, rubble, sand, bones and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

Friday, January 29, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 8 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft, not reached the chamber.

Saturday, January 30, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 10 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft, not reached the chamber.

Sunday, January 31, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 12.5 meters. Limestone debris, rubble, sand and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.

Monday, February 1, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Total depth 14.8 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on south, cut in rock, no blocking. Found in shaft debris: udjat eye (faience), faience Bes in [with?] monkey's face. Reached rock in shaft.

Tuesday, February 2, 1937
Day of rest.

Wednesday, February 3, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7460 B

(1) G 7460
On the top of the mastaba, north of shaft B, search for A. Limestone debris, rubble and sand. Exposed shaft A.

G 7460 B: In chamber. Black debris, silt deposited with rain, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber 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
    01/28/1937 through 02/03/1937
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7460

    • Site Name Eastern 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.