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Thursday, April 29, 1926 (continued)

(4) G 7251 (continued)
G 7251 D: Built of dubsh and mud. Depth 1.61.
G 7251 F: Built of dubsh and mud. Down 3.4.
G 7251 G: Built of dubsh and mud. Down .80.

(5) G 7000 X
Continued removing 411: scattered inlays and gold.
(35)-(61) mostly from (Y).
*B5959
(62)-(72) mostly from (Y).
Drew a new plan of 411 as at this stage.
(73)-(104) from (Y).
It is now clear that the gold bands and sheets under 411 do not belong to the large sheet (Y)-2 or (Y)-1; that the large sheet (Y)-1 overlay No. 411; that the displaced pieces of (Y) found in 411 had fallen down from (Y)-1.
It is necessary to get (Z)-3 out of the wood and as a first step to remove the rest of the middle vertical line of hieroglyphs.
The photo of the hieroglyphs is *A3773.
*A3796: the area under 411
*A3797: (Z)-3

Thursday, April 29, 1926
Dunham drove over this morning with Mrs. Dunham and the children and reported the nurse recovering. She did not have diphtheria. The Dollar S.S. Pres. Harrison sailed yesterday. D. has telegraphed Gill (the Alexandria agent) explaining circumstances and asking for passage on the next Dollar liner May 12th. He proposes to come back to G 7000 X tomorrow.

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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
    04/29/1926
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Dows Dunham, American, 1890–1984
    Marion Thompson
    Mr. Gill

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 7000 X

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G 7251

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

People 4

Modern People

  • Dows Dunham

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1890–1984
    • Remarks Egyptologist; Curator; Assistant Curator, Egyptian Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • 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.

  • Marion Thompson

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Mother of Margaret Dunham (1353)

  • Mr. Gill

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Alexandria agent for steamship line?