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Friday, May 8, 1936 (continued)

(2) G 2419
G 2419 A: Removed the remains of the coffin roof which is in the chamber, stones and some gypsum bound. Body inside the coffin head on north, left for photo.

G 2419 B: Removed the body from the chamber; black debris, and sand. After removing the body, we exposed that the body was in a coffin cut in rock from north to south, and the lid gone. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2419 C: Removed the body from the chamber and cleared it. Drawing.

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G 2419 F: In shaft and in removing the lining of the chamber which is in the shaft, stones and mud bound and underneath limestone, debris and black debris. Reached the rock in shaft, and exposed that it ended at rock and no other chamber. 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
    05/08/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2419

    • 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.