Vol.35.p.019

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G 2462a
Built against G 2461 and G 2462, almost completely destroyed. Two shafts A, B. [margin note: 902, 935]

Shaft A [G 2462a A]: Ends at rock. Chamber on east.

Shaft B [G 2462a B]: Ends in limestone filling. Chamber on east, built of masonry.

G 2463
Not excavated since leveled by old railway embankment of dump debris running to north from G 4990. However, we exposed part of its crude brick chapel, (originally faced with plaster of which traces are preserved) and elaborate niche work (see plan). [margin note: 902]

G 2463a
Filled stone mastaba, built against G 2462. Floroff map shows corridor chapel, east wall partly destroyed, entrance perhaps from north, but now closed by two stones, Plain niche in west wall of chapel to north. Two shafts A, X. [margin note: 902, 936, 937, 950]

Shaft A [G 2463a A]: Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. Chamber on south (blocking rubble and mud).

Shaft X [G 2463a X]: Cut in rock? Ends at rock? No chamber.

G 2464
Filled stone mastaba independent site. Corridor chapel apparently built as addition on east (east of stepped course, with one stele (in west wall to north) four shafts A, B, C and X. At north end of chapel two decorated jambs (standing figures). [margin note: 902, 904, 937, 962, 983, 984]

Shaft A [G 2464 A]: Cut in rock. Chamber on west, cut in rock (blocking rubble and crude brick with mud binding). Tightly contracted skeleton (male?), head north. Traces of decayed wood, by and over body indicate wooden coffin. Chamber II on west (blocking crude brick, rubble and ruksh).

Shaft B [G 2464 B]: Cut in rock. Limestone debris and potsherds. Chamber I on west, cut in rock. Chamber II on west, cut in rock (under I) (blocking is slabs, rubble and mud binding). North-south rock cut coffin, roofed with two slabs. Body in coffin hcsk, head north.

Shaft C [G 2464 C]: Cut in rock. Chamber on east, cut in rock. Blocking is rubble resting on limestone debris and bound with mud. Contracted skeleton, head north.

Shaft X [G 2464 X]: Ends in limestone debris. Chamber on north, built of masonry. [margin note: 938]

Shaft Z [G 2464 Z]: West of G 2464. Lined with masonry on north and west, with rubble on east and cut in rock on south. Slopes down to east in bad rock, hence not cleared, too dangerous.

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