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Monday, June 15, 1936 (continued)

(1) G 2416 (continued)
G 2416 D: In shaft. It is west of B and north of C. Lined with dubsh above. Down 1.80 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and sand. Chamber I appears on north. Lined with dubsh and bound with mud. Roofed with stones. No blocking. Not reached the rock in shaft. Chamber I not yet cleared. Chamber II not yet exposed.

G 2416 room a: In the room of the mastaba. Lined with stones. The whole lining gone only one course remains. Drift sand, limestone debris, and black debris. The door opens to north, east of shaft A appears big stela from one stone and was bound before with gypsum, with red traces (inscribed). Found in debris: small plaster fragments with red, blue and yellow traces. Room cleared open and empty.

Tuesday, June 16, 1936
Day of rest.

Wednesday, June 17, 1936

work on
(1) G 2416 A, B, C, D

(1) G 2416
G 2416 A: In shaft and chamber. It is cut in rock below. Total depth 6.18 cm. Chamber on north cut in rock. It was blocked with stones and bound with mud, because we found one stone from the blocking on west. We removed the stone and after removing appears a coffin cut in rock from north to south. The lid of the coffin is displaced. Fragments of wooden coffin thrown west of the coffin. Reached the rock in shaft and left the coffin lid in place for photo and also the remains of the wooden coffin.

G 2416 B: In shaft and chamber II. Lined with dubsh above the rock. Total depth 3.77 cm, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber II on north lined with dubsh and bound with mud. No blocking. Found in shaft debris and in chamber II: skull and bones. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2416 C: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh above the rock. Total depth 3.50 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. In the middle of the shaft appears the chamber, lined with stones from north to south, roof gone. Open and empty. Reached the rock in shaft and exposed that there is another chamber.

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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
    06/15/1936; 06/16/1936; 06/17/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2416

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

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.