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Monday, April 4, 1932
Twenty-sixth day of work.

Cars emptied (line XXII):
6:30 - 8:00: 37
8:30 - 12:00: 67
1:00 - 4:45: 65
total: 169

Work on:
(1) G 1233 A
(2) G 1235 (north of)
(3) G 1644 A
(4) G 1647 A
(5) G 1658 A
(6) G 1666 A
(7) G 1669
(8) G 2073 'a'
(10) G 2074 'a'

(1) G 1233
G 1233 A: Clearing chamber.

(2) G 1235
Clearing north end of mastaba.

(3) G 1644
G 1644 A: Removed bones of body, nothing found.

(4) G 1647
G 1647 A ii: Opened door blocking. Body in position, head north.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(5) G 1658
G 1658 A: Removed bones of body. Nothing found.

(6) G 1666
G 1666 A: Removed bones of body. Nothing found.

(7) G 1669
Rubble mastaba with two niches in east face. Uncovered pits A, Z. Small mastaba. [ILLUSTRATION]
G 1669 A: Down 1.2 meters. Rock-cut.
G 1669 Z: Depth .7 meters. Rubble built. Chamber on east sealed with a large stone.

(8) G 2073
G 2073 'a': Clearing debris from exterior chapel of mastaba, built of rubble.

(9) G 2074
G 2074 'a': Clearing exterior chapel of masonry of G 2074. Door to north. Niche in west wall of room, with name of [GLYPHS] (?).

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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
    04/04/1932
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 9

  • G 1233

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1235

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1644

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1647

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1658

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1666

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1669

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2073

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 2074

    • 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."