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Wednesday, January 28, 1931 (continued)
(1) G 7670
G 7670 B: Clearing pit.
(2) G 7813
G 7813 D: East of door of rock tomb G 7820, down 2 meters. Found: limestone basin, inscription, fragment of inscribed niche [basin = 31-1-415, false door = 31-1-416, inscribed for Inkaf].
G 7813 E: Depth 4 meters. Chamber on west, cleared.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(3) G 7825
Broken through to pit G 7833 B, and G 7824. Cleared.
G 7825 A: Cleared.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(4) G 7830
Clearing mastaba.
G 7830 A: Depth 2.3 meters, chamber south, rock-cut, open [ILLUSTRATION].
G 7830 C: Down 4.5 meters.
G 7830 D: Depth 3.8 meters. Clearing room I, broken to tomb G 7836: room II on west, below Room I, clearing.
(5) G 7831
Clearing mastaba.
G 7831 A: Depth 2.9 meters. Chamber west cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7831 B: Depth 4.0 meters. Chamber south cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]
(6) G 7832
Clearing mastaba. Uncovered Pit T.
G 7832 W: Remove wooden coffins and mummies (twenty-two mummies).
G 7832 T: East of pit W. Depth .9 meters. Chamber south, rock-cut, open.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(7) G 7834
Found in debris: fragment of inscribed limestone.
G 7834 A: Down 1.5 meters. Chamber west, open.
(8) G 7840
Clearing rubble mastaba.
G 7840 A: Depth 1.2 meters. Chamber west. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7840 B: Rubble pit, over pit G 7840 A. Depth 1.3 meters. Chamber roofed with stones [ILLUSTRATION].
G 7840 C: Depth 1.4 meters. No chamber.
G 7840 D: Mud brick. Depth 1.7 meters. Chamber west, broken to tomb G 7839.
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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
- 01/28/1931
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Mentioned on page
- Inkaf (in G 7813)
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Ancient People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Limestone false door (31-1-416 = MFA 31.1817) and offering basin (31-1-415 = MFA 31.1888) inscribed for Inkaef, identified as scribe; found in G 7813 D.
Modern People
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- 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."