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Saturday, January 17, 1931(continued)

(2) G 7758 (continued)
G 7758 W (continued): Room ii on west, north of No. i. Cleared.
Room iii. On west. Limestone coffin, open, broken.
G 7758 X: Depth 8.3 meters. Chamber west, rock-cut, open, - No. I. Rock-cut coffin, east to west, open. Room ii, off room i, rock-cut, two rock-cut coffins, east to west, small, open.

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(3) G 7796
G 7796 F: Cleared body.

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(4) G 7813
Uncovered pits K to N and tombs G 7819, G 7820.
G 7813 K: Depth 3 meters. Rock-cut, chamber east, rock-cut, open.
G 7813 L: Rubble. Depth 1 meter.
G 7813 M: Rubble. East to west. Depth 1 meter. Roof broken. Cleared.

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G 7813 N: Rock-cut, Height 1 meter. Chamber west, small. Cleared.

(5) G 7817
Clearing rock-cut tomb. Chamber 'a' and 'b'. Found: fragment of inscribed limestone, ushabti fragments, broken into tomb G 7820, on west side. Cleared Room 'a'.

(6) G 7818
Clearing rock-cut tomb. Found rooms 'a', 'b', and 'c'.
Room 'a': Two pillars. Broken into pit G 7813 (?) U.
Room 'b': Inside Room 'a'. Broken through to floor of room in pit G 7813 (?) U.
Room 'c': Inside Room 'b', small. Cleared.

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(7) G 7819
Clearing rock-cut tomb. Inscription on wall inside and on lintel.

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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
    01/17/1931
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 7

  • G 7758

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7796

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7813

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7817

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7818

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7819

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7820

    • 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."