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Wednesday, September 22, 1937 (continued)

(2) G 2016 (continued)
Drawing of G 2016 C.

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Drawing of G 2016 D.

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G 2016 E: In shaft. Lined with dubsh and bound with mud above. Only on west crude brick underneath the dubsh to the beginning of the rock. It is northwest of X. Total depth 1.95 meters. Drift sand and some bones in the chamber. Chamber in the shaft. Cut in rock in a north-south side, not roofed. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2016 X: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh, crude brick below and bound with mud. Only on south lined with stones. It is in the room of the mastaba on northwest and southwest of E. Total depth 1.85 meters. Drift sand. Chamber on south to east. Lined with stones on east lined with dubsh and crude brick. Roofed with stones. No blocking. In the lining of the shaft on west to south a mud brick niche, blocked with dubsh, it is on south near the niches of the room.

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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
    09/22/1937
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2016

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

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.