Vol.29.p.409

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Wednesday, October 21, 1936 (continued)

(4) G 2423 (continued)
G 2423 F: In shaft. It is south of A and west of G, small shaft. Lined with stones and partly destroyed on north. Total depth 1.65 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on south lined and roofed with stones. It was blocked with dubsh and bound with mud, because we found the remains of the blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo.

G 2423 G: In shaft. It is south of A and east of F. Lined with stones, dubsh and mud brick. On north partly destroyed, small shaft. Total depth 1.40 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on south lined and roofed with stones and bound with gypsum. It was blocked with dubsh and mud brick and bound with mud, because we found the remains of the blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo.

G 2423 X: In shaft. It is in the room of the mastaba on south, it is southeast of the stela and west of Y. Lined with stones. Total depth 1.95 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on north blocked with mud brick, dubsh and bound with mud. Chamber roofed with stones. Two stones from the roof are inscribed (sunk relief).

G 2423 Y: In shaft. It is in the room of the mastaba on south, or east of X. Lined with stones. Total depth 1.98 meters, limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and potsherds. Chamber on north blocked with one stone, dubsh and bound with mud. Roofed with stones. Three stones of the roof are inscribed and remains not exposed if they are inscribed or not. Blocking left for photo.

(5) G 2428
G 2428 D: Removed chamber II blocking. It is lined with dubsh and bound with gypsum. Roofed with stones, dubsh, and mud bound. Body, head on north, left for photo.

G [2428] Z: Removed the chamber blocking. Lined with stones and dubsh. Roofed with stones. Stones, limestone debris and dubsh. Body, head on north, near the head decayed headrest (decay wood) not complete and displaced. Body left for photo.

Thursday, October 22, 1936

work on
(1) G 2423 Z, U
(2) G 2429

(1) G 2423
G 2423 Z: In shaft. It is south of Y. Lined with stones. Total depth 2.20 meters, limestone debris, dubsh, stones and black debris. Chamber on west blocked with dubsh. Reached a limestone floor. Blocking left for photo.

G 2423 U: In shaft. It is in the room of the mastaba on north. Lined with stones. Total depth 2.35 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on south blocked with dubsh. Reached the limestone floor. Blocking left for photo.

(2) G 2429
On the top of the mastaba on north. Exposing the lining and shafts, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. Found in debris: small alabaster dish, small limestone fragment inscribed, limestone fragment with a hole in the middle. The remains of shafts not yet exposed.

Friday, October 23, 1936

work on
(1) G 2429

(1) 2429
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the remains of the lining and shafts, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Exposed shafts but not yet numbered, only the lining of the mastaba on north partly destroyed.

Saturday, October 24, 1936

work on
(1) G 2429

(1) North of G 2429
North of this mastaba, or east of G 2426. Search for new mastabas or shafts in that place, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. North of this mastaba appears a face of a new mastaba lined with stones. Shafts not yet exposed.

Sunday, October 25, 1936

work on
(1) G 2429

(1) North of G 2429
North of the mastaba, or east of G 2426. Searching for new mastabas of shafts in that place, sand, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Nothing yet exposed.

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