Arabic Diary, Vol.2, p.122

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Friday, January 9, 1925

The workforce was 159 workmen. Work was progressing on (1) Street [G] 7100; (2) Street [G] 7300; (3) Street [G] 7400; (4) shaft 7111 C; (5) shaft 7111 D; (6) shaft 7112 A; (7) shaft 7130 B; (8) shaft 7210 B; (9) shaft 7212 B; (10) shaft 7420 B; and (11) Mastaba 7510.

(1) [Street G] 7100

A crew of workmen was working on the north end of this street, right next to shaft 7214 F. They were also working to the east of the chapel. They were removing debris of sand, limestone chips and rubble. The debris is mixed up. They found in the debris:
1 fragment of an alabaster statuette; the kilt is pleated
1 fragment of an alabaster bird
They have not yet uncovered the shafts.

(2) [Street G] 7300

Work was progressing on this street, right in front of the chapel of Mastaba 7320. They were removing debris of dark soil, sand, rubble and stone blocks. The debris is mixed up.
They found in the debris of the chapel of Mastaba 7320:
1 faience eye-shaped amulet
1 faience object
1 faience figurine of a baboon
1 faience figurine of a bird
1 lower part of a shawabti, inscribed
1 lower part of a shawabti
1 fragment of a faience shawabti, inscribed
1 faience fragment of a bird figurine
2 fragments of a faience heart amulet
2 faience discoid beads
1 small faience eye-shaped amulet
1 faience discoid bead
1 glass barrel bead
1 faience discoid bead
1 faience heart amulet
1 copper statue of a serpent with a crown
1 piece of faience
3 lower parts of shawabtis
2 torsos of shawabtis
3 torsos of shawabtis
1 faience piece
1 faience figurine
1 head fragment of a shawabti
1 terracotta figurine, missing the head
1 fragment of a diorite statuette
1 shoulder fragment of a granite statuette

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