H. Junker Diary, Vol.5, p.11

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Monday, January 24, 1927 (continued)

…part, new information for the original appearance of the built debris stone systems. To some extent they will represent the core, which should preserve a stone cladding, but they were merely plastered with a layer of Nile mud, in the east the false door was indicated in outline; safe in an example in the north-east corner of our strip. In some cases, it may have lain around a plinth of brick. A small tomb of a child of the debris stone type features an interesting execution on the east front. Here the Nile mud layer imitates the magnificent false door or palace façade, similar to the front of the wooden sarcophagus found in the past year. The type of brick mastaba with overlaid corridor in the east and protruding niche in the south (across from the main false door) appears again in new examples. In the shaft of a mastaba (second to the south from Khnum-hotep) we found a round bowl with three feet.

Tuesday, January 25, 1927

H.J. negotiates with General Director Lacau in Cairo concerning the concession to the south of the Khufu pyramid, speaks to our consular agents on various matters and makes purchases. In the northeast corner of our strip, to the south of the large brick mastaba of Reisner, appears a large enclosure, also made of brick. To the southwest therefrom, located in front of the false door of a stone mastaba is a shattered panel, which, however, should completely come together. It represents the deceased, called Iiw, seated with his wife, Tep-em-nefret, beside him and his son, Nefer-hotep, in front of him.

Wednesday, January 26, 1927

Today a big mess dominates our camp. We had to make up our minds to lay out blankets and floors in the most affected rooms. Fortunately, no costs arise from the expedition, as a Cairene construction company, whose owners…

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