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Monday, February 20, 1933 (continued)

(3) G 2342 (continued)
G 2342 V [= G 5520 V]: Against west side of mastaba; rubble built, depth 1.50 meters. Chamber on south, open, roofed with stones. Cleared. Nothing found.

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(4) G 2348
Small masonry mastaba with rubble core. Found five pits.
G 2348 A [= G 5512 A]: Rubble built. Depth 1.70 meters. Chamber on west, sealed with rubble.
G 2348 B [= G 5510 B]: Rubble and mud built, and rock-cut. Down 2.10 meters.
G 2348 C [= G 5510 C]: Rubble built. Depth 2.10 meters. Chamber on west, open, roofed with stones. Rubble built coffin, north to south, with bones in position, head north.

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G 2348 D [= G 5510 D]: Masonry and rock-cut pit. Down 2.0.
G 2348 E [= G 5510 E]: Rubble and mud built. Down 0.70 meters. Chamber in pit, roofed with stones.

(5) G 2349
Masonry built mastaba. Inscribed niche of [TRANSLITERATION], in position in east face. Found pits A, B, C, Y, Z.
G 2349 A [= G 5530 A]: Depth 2.60 meters. Chamber east, sealed with mud.
G 2349 B [= G 5530 B]: Rubble built. Depth 0.70 meters. Chamber west, open. Cleared, nothing found.

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G 2349 C [= G 5530 C]: Rubble built. Depth 0.60 meters. Chamber east, open, roof broken. Cleared, nothing found.

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G 2349 Y [= G 5530 Y]: Masonry built. Depth 1.65 meters. Chamber east, open, roofed with stones. Cleared, nothing found.

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G 2349 Z [= G 5530 Z]: Down 1.60 meters.

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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
    02/20/1933
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • G 5510

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 5512

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 5520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 5530

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Modern People

  • Noel F. Wheeler

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates British
    • Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."