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Thursday, January 9, 1930 (continued)

(5) G 7912
Clearing mastaba. Found pit G.
G 7912 B: In chamber II. Rock cut coffin, east to west, cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7912 F: Depth 2.4 meters. Rubble and sand. chamber, open, rock cut, on west. Rock cut coffin, north to south, small. Cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 7912 G: Down 3.2 meters. Mud brick above, rock cut below. Rubble and sand.

(6) G 7913
Clearing mastaba. Masonry built. Found in debris: fragment inscribed limestone, fragment granite inscribed fragment statue. Found three pits, A, B, C. Statue niche on east side of mastaba.
G 7913 A: Depth 4.2 meters. Rubble built, rock cut. Chamber on north, rock cut, open.
G 7913 B: Down 3.9 meters. Rubble built, rock cut.
G 7913 C: Down 1.8 meters. Rubble built, rock cut.

[Drawing of mastabas G 7913, G 7914, G 7916, G 7917]
[ILLUSTRATION]

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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
    01/09/1930
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 7912

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7913

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7914

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7916

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7917

    • Site Name Eastern 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."