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Diary Transcription:

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Wednesday, September 30, 1936

work on
(1) G 2428 A, B, C, D, E, F

(1) G 2428
G 2428 A: In shaft. It is south of B and west of X. It is in the beginning of the mastaba on southeast. Lined with dubsh and rock below. Total depth 4.50 meters, limestone debris and dubsh. Chamber on east cut in rock. No blocking. Body head on north left for photo.

G 2428 B: In shaft and chamber. It is north of A, south of C and east of D. Lined with dubsh above and rock below. Total depth 4.45 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Found in shaft debris: fragment of limestone stela inscribed but not clear [36-9-12], small alabaster dish, and two sandstone fragments with green copper. Chamber on east cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 2428 C: In shaft. It is north of B and west of Y. Lined with dubsh and bound with mud. Total depth 1.35 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on north lined with dubsh and bound with mud and above the mud is gypsum. Roofed with stones. No blocking. Body, head on north and above it silt deposited with rain. Body left for photo.

G 2428 D: In shaft and chamber I. It is west of B and south of E. Lined with dubsh above and bound with mud to the beginning of the rock. Total depth 2.57 meters, limestone debris and dubsh. Chamber I appears on south in the beginning of the shaft lined with dubsh. Roof gone and also the west wall. No blocking. Open empty.
Chamber II: On south blocked with dubsh and mud brick and bound with mud. Reached the rock in shaft and left chamber II blocking for photo.

G 2428 E: In shaft. It is north of D and south of F. Lined with dubsh to the beginning of the rock. Total depth 2.90 meters, limestone debris, dubsh and black debris. Chamber on north lined with dubsh and roofed with stones. No blocking. Chamber bound with gypsum. Body, head on north, left for photo. Reached the rock in shaft.

G 2428 F: In shaft. It is north of E. Lined with dubsh above and bound with mud to the beginning of the red rock. Total depth 2.65 meters, limestone debris and dubsh. Chamber on north lined with dubsh and roofed with stones and bound with gypsum. No blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo.

Thursday, October 1, 1936

work on
(1) G 2428 X, Y, Z, U

(1) G 2428
G 2428 X: In shaft and chamber. It is in the street between this mastaba and G 2421 on south. It is east of A and south of Y. Lined with stones. Total depth 1.90 meters, limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and bones. Chamber on east lined and roofed with stones. No blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo. Found in shaft debris: small alabaster dish, reached the floor of the shaft.

G 2428 Y: In shaft and chamber. In the street between this mastaba and G 2421. It is east of C, north of X and south of Z. Lined with stones. Total depth 3 meters, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and stones. Chamber on south lined and roofed with stones. No blocking and was bound with plaster, body, head on north. Found in shaft debris: half of a limestone stela inscribed [36-10-2, Inti], fragment of small limestone stela inscribed [36-10-3, Khuit]. Reached the rock in shaft, and body left for photo.

[ILLUSTRATION] [false door inscribed for Inti]

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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
    09/30/1936; 10/01/1936
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Mentioned on page
    Inti (in G 2428)
    Khuit (in G 2428)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2428

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 4

Ancient People

  • Inti (in G 2428)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Upper part of limestone false door (36-10-2) inscribed for Inti, identified as [Xrj-Hb smsw smr watj] senior lector-priest, sole companion; found displaced in G 2428 Y.
  • Khuit (in G 2428)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Fragment of limestone false door (36-10-3) inscribed for Khuit; found displaced in G 2428 Y.

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.