Arabic Diary, Vol.2, p.119

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Thursday, January 8, 1925 (continued)

(1) [Avenue G] 2

A crew of workmen was working on Avenue [G] 2 between Mastabas 7320, 7330, 7420 and 7430. They were removing debris of limestone chips, rubble, stone blocks, sand and potsherds. The debris is mixed up because of sebakh-digging activities. The mud brick wall runs eastwards.
We also exposed the northwestern corner of Mastaba 7430. It seems that this mastaba belongs to a member of the royal family because this corner is cased [with fine white limestone] in the fashion of the mastabas of the royal family.

(2) [Street G] 7300

Also, a crew of workmen was working in the chapel located on the street. They were also working to the south of the chapel. They were removing debris of limestone chips, rubble, stone blocks and potsherds. The debris is mixed up because of sebakh-digging activities. Under this debris, there is a layer of stone blocks from the core of the mastaba. The bottommost layer includes sand, limestone chips and rubble. It seems that this street had a chapel with a ceiling supported on pillars, because there are large stone blocks on the street. They found in the sebakh:
1 head of a faience figurine
1 head with a crown, of a faience figurine
3 faience eye-shaped amulets
1 fragment of the torso of a faience figurine
1 pottery jar, with a rope around its neck

(3) [Street G] 7400

A crew of workmen was working on the chapel of Mastaba 7410, which is located in this street [G 7400]. They were also working to the south of Mastaba 7420. The debris is limestone, rubble and limestone chips. They uncovered inside the chapel of Mastaba 7410 an intrusive burial containing a Roman [perhaps Saite] mummy. The grave is built with stone blocks and rubble. They found:
1 large vessel
2 two pottery plates
.. salt
3 small pottery plates
2 fragments of a faience jug
1 arm fragment of a diorite statuette

(4) [Shaft] 7101 A

We backfilled this shaft, except for 80 cm.

(5) [Shaft] 7102 C

Hashim and Hamid Mahmud were on working on this shaft. They were removing debris of limestone chips, rubble, sand and stone blocks. The debris is mixed up because of plundering activities. They cleared this shaft. They also started clearing the burial chamber. It is on the south. There is a large sarcophagus in the burial chamber. Its lid is not in place. The burial chamber is filled with sand, limestone chips and rubble. To the west of the sarcophagus, we found two intrusive Roman [Late Period] mummies. Their heads are on the north. They were found buried under the debris of the burial chamber. We left the debris for photography.
We found at the entrance of the burial chamber:
4 copper chisels and potsherds

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