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Diary Translation: begin page 159
Thursday, January 22, 1925 (continued)

(5) [Mastaba] 7112

Mr. Rowe inspected the neck of the southern mummy, and found in the debris on top of Mastaba 7112:
1 faience scarab
2 faience Osiris trees [i.e. djed-pillars]
1 red faience heart amulet
1 gold fish
1 gold leaf decorated with an image of a deity holding a staff
6 gold leafs, decorated with images

(6) [Shaft] 7215 T

Abd Al-Qadir was working on this shaft. He was removing debris of limestone chips, rubble and stone blocks. We found two inscribed blocks in the debris.
There is a small [intrusive] mastaba on the west. On top of this mastaba, we found a skeleton. Its bones are disturbed and piled up. This shaft is 5.10 m deep. He cleared it. Here is its drawing:

ILLUSTRATION

(7) [Shaft] 7310 Y

Seragi was working on this shaft. He was clearing debris of rubble and dark soil. The debris is mixed up because of plundering activities. This shaft is rectangular; its burial chamber is on the west. It extends southwards. This shaft is located on Street [G] 7300. They cleared this shaft to a depth of 2.90 m.

(8) [Shaft] 7310 Z

Hasan Al-Far was working on this shaft. The fill of the shaft is mixed up because of plundering activities. The burial chamber is on the west. It runs under Mastaba 7310. They cleared this shaft to a depth of 210 cm.

(9) [Shaft] 7510 B

Darwish and a crew of workmen were working on this shaft. They reached the bottom of the shaft. This shaft is 20.00 m deep. The passageway leading to the burial chamber is 105 cm. wide and 158 cm. high. They cleared the debris in the burial chamber.

Here is the amount of debris moved on the railways, given in carloads:
V
48 carloads until 8:00 am
146 carloads from 8:30 am till 12:00 pm
160 carloads from 1:00 pm to the end of the day
354 total

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    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    1/22/1925