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Vol.30.p.424

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Diary Transcription:

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Thursday, November 26, 1936

Work on
(1) G 7524 C

(1) G 7524
G 7524 C: In shaft and chamber II. Total depth 10.45 meters. Limestone debris, dubsh, sand, black debris and stones. A limestone coffin with broken lid on north appears in chamber also a cut in rock on west and west of the coffin appears in the chamber. Reached the rock in shaft. Chamber not yet cleared.

Friday, November 27, 1936

Work on
(1) G 7524 C

(1) G 7524
G 7524 C: In chamber II. Limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and stones. Chamber not yet cleared.

Mohammed Said arrived from Quft.

Saturday, November 28, 1936

Work on
(1) G 7524 C

(1) G 7524
G 7524 C: In chamber II. Limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and stones. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

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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
    11/26/1936; 11/27/1936; 11/28/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7524

    • Site Name Eastern 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.