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Saturday, November 29, 1924
Twenty-sixth day of work.
It is now said that the arrest of William Makram, Nakrashy Bey and Abd-er Rahman Fahmy was in connection with a new conspiracy against the Ziwer Ministry and Lord Allenby.
Arabic special news sheets this evening bring rumor of mutiny of fifty Sudanese soldiers in Khartum and other rumors.
Quftis: 85
locals: 97
Total: 182
North wind, fine weather.
Work on:
(1) [east of] G I-a, main street [street G 7000]
(2) G 7110 pit [B]
(1) Street G 7000
G I-a, main street. Continued as before. Nearing north end of pyramid G I-a.
(2) G 7110
G 7110 B: Continued clearing pit in G 7110. Down about 6 meters.
Sunday, November 30, 1924
Twenty-seventh day of work.
Quftis: 85
locals: 96
Total: 181
Work on:
(1) G I-a, main street [street G 7000]
(2) G 7110 pit B
(1) G I-a and Street G 7000
G I-a, main street. The surface debris and debris left by Nas Sisi have been cleared away as far as northeast corner of pyramid G I-a. Have turned the corner and begun on the north face of pyramid. Here there is a modern trench, probably dug by Vyse, parallel to north face. [Later: Not to be confused with Schiaparelli's narrow trench further to north.]
The area of the chapel was also covered with the same yellow debris as the east face of the pyramid. This area and the foundation course of
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 11/29/1924; 11/30/1924
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- Mentioned on page
- Abd-er-Rahman Fahmy (Bey)
- Ernesto Schiaparelli, Italian, 1856–1928
- Lord Edmund Allenby
- Nakrashy (Bey)
- Richard William Howard Vyse, British, 1784–1853
- William Makram Abeid
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates Italian, 1856–1928
- Remarks Turin University; Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks British High Commissioner of Egypt, 1919-1925.
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- Remarks Arrested by British
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates British, 1784–1853
- Remarks Army officer, excavator, author and benefactor; Drew up plans of Zawiet el-Aryan in 1837. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Mentioned on page
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