Vol.11.p.083

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Tuesday, December 16, 1924
Day of rest for men.

Cars emptied
December 1-15; thirteen working days. Seven thousand four hundred eighty-nine (7,489) = three thousand seven hundred forty-four and a half (3,744.5) metric tons of earth; daily average five hundred seventy-six cars (576) = two hundred eighty-eight (288) metric tons

Wednesday, December 17, 1924
Forty-first day of work.

Quftis: 82
locals: 141
Total: 223

Two boats with antiquities from Girga left Wasta this morning, about 10 a.m. [Arrived this evening at Giza.]

Carts emptied:
Line II
6:45 - 8:00 am: 58
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 122
1:00 - 4:25 pm: 133
total: 303

Line III
6:45 - 8:00 am: 52
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 125
1:00 - 4:25 pm: 129
total: 306

6:45 - 8:00 am: 100
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 247
1:00 - 4:25 pm: 262
total: 609
Lift decreasing at II; Sand at III

Work on:
(1) G 7120 A
(2) Avenue G 2 between G 7120 and G 7130
(3) G 7130 A, G 7130 X [= G 7133], G 7132 A, [street G 7100]
(4) G 7210 and Avenue G 1 between G 7210 and G 7220, [street G 7200, and G 7220 and G 7230]
(5) Avenue G 2 between G 7220 and G 7230
(6) G 7231 A and B
(7) G 7320 A
(8) Khufu causeway, [avenue G 0]

(1) G 7120
G 7120 A: Clearing large chamber nearly full of sand. Exposed part of broken coffin lid of red granite (see page 81 (1) end). Also sand potsherd of late date.

(2) Avenue G 2
Avenue G 2 between G 7120 and G 7130. Cleaned out the penetration in Ptolemaic floor and clear floor as far as preserved. Removal of some stone here after Ptolemaic period.

(3) G 7130, G 7133, G 7132
G 7130 A: According to rough measure, down to 16 meters and no chamber visible. Dirty debris as before.
G 7130 X [= G 7133]: Down 9 meters and chamber not reached.
G 7132 A: Down 3.5 meters.

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