Arabic Diary, Vol.27, p.2151

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Diary Translation: begin page 2151

Saturday, November 23, 1935, the Pyramids

The workforce was 7 people. Excavation was progressing on (1) shafts 4511 A and G; (2) shafts 4514 A, B, C, and D; (3) shaft 4811 B and serdab S; (4) shafts 4813 B, C, D, and serdab S; [and] (5) Mastaba 4814 chapel and serdab S.

(1) Shafts 4511 A and G

Shaft [4511] A

We moved the skeleton that was in the burial chamber. We cleared it. Here is its drawing:

ILLUSTRATION

Shaft [4511] G

We moved the skeleton that was in the burial chamber. We cleared it. Here is its drawing:

ILLUSTRATION

(2) Shafts 4514 A, B, C, and D

Shaft [4514] A

We removed the blocking stones of the burial chamber. The debris is large size rubble and sand in the burial chamber. In the burial chamber there is a skeleton in [a] contracted position; the head is to the north. We left the skeleton in place for drawing and photography.

Shaft [4514] B

We removed the blocking stones of the burial chamber. The debris is rubble and mud plaster. In the burial chamber there is a skeleton in [a] contracted position; the head is to the north. We left the skeleton in place for drawing and photography.

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