Arabic Diary, Vol.24, p.1883

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Monday, February 4, 1935, the Pyramids (continued)

(2) Shaft 1206 A

Said Hasan and a crew of 7 workmen were in this shaft. They dug down 716 cm. The debris is limestone chips, rubble, and dark soil. The burial chamber is to the south. It is cut into the Gebel. There were no blocking stones at the entrance. There is a rock-cut sarcophagus in the burial chamber to the west. The sarcophagus is on a north-south axis. Only one stone remains from the lid. They reached the rock bottom of the shaft and there is a large stone in the bottom of the shaft. It probably was part of the blockage. They have not yet started clearing the burial chamber.

Tuesday, February 5, 1935, the Pyramids

There was no work because of the market.

Wednesday, February 6, 1935, the Pyramids

The workforce was 7 people. Excavation was progressing in (1) shafts 1206 A and B.

(1) Shafts 1206 A and B

Shaft 1206 A

Said Hasan and a crew of 7 workmen were in the burial chamber. The debris is limestone chips, rubble, and sand. They found human bones in the fill of the sarcophagus. They cleared it and here is its drawing:

ILLUSTRATION

Shaft 1206 B

The abovementioned workmen were in this shaft. Its walls are rubble above mudbrick courses on top and cut into the Gebel on [the] bottom. They dug down 280 cm. The debris is sand, limestone chips, and rubble. They have not yet reached the rock bottom of the shaft, nor have they found the burial chamber.

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