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Friday, December 4, 1925 (continued)
Note for diary at beginning of the day.
Cars emptied:
Line I to 8:00 am 35, 8:30 - noon: 75, 1 pm - 4:30 pm: 80
total: 190
Line II to 8:00 am: 27, 8:30 - noon: 40, 1 pm - 4:30 pm: 36
total: 103
grand total: 293
On line II, the pace was checked by stones fallen from G 6020.
The total of 293 represents about two-thirds of the total force. The rest worked on basket carry.
Saturday, December 5, 1925
Sixteenth day of work.
Dunham came in his car and took Lieutenant Commander Wheeler, Mrs. Wheeler and myself to Saqqara to see the Firths.
Saw the amazing colonnade which leads from the great southern court of the Zoser temple to a narrow entrance in the other enclosing wall.
Workmen:
Quftis: 102
Work on:
(1) G 6020 A
(2) G 6020 roof of room a
(3) G 6030 top of mastaba
(4) G 6040 rooms b, c, d
(5) G 6040 pits
(6) area north of G 6040
(7) back of G 6020 and G 6040 and between G 6020 and G 6040
(8) cemetery G 7000 SW (southwest part)
(9) G 7410 and G 7420 top of mastaba
Cars emptied
Line I to 8:00 am: 42, 8:30 - noon: 71, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 80
total: 193
Line II to 8:00 am: 27, 8:30 - noon: 64, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 59
total: 150
grand total: 343
This was about three-fourths of whole work.
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