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C. Fisher Diary, p.065

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Diary Transcription: begin page 65
Thursday, February 18, 1915 (continued)

Telegraphed the contents of Mr. Daressy’s letter to Mr. Fisher in the Sudan.
A cold northwest wind all day.

Friday, February 19, 1915

The west and south sides of mastaba 3002 have been cleared of sand; all the shafts have been cleared of limestone and dark debris. In C were fragments of a wooden head rest. Shaft A of 3004 contains dark limestone debris.
In the hard packed mud debris of chamber Y of 3005 were two stone offering basins and some fragments of inscribed limestone. Behind this chamber is a smaller chamber X (or the serdab) which was filled with hand packed dark debris. On top of mastaba 3004 was sand and hard packed debris. The sand is also being cleared from the east side of mastaba 3031. West of 3003 is a step-faced mastaba 3015; the space between the two having a layer of sand and underneath a layer of hard packed dark debris. In the sand near the surface was a large fragment of inscribed limestone stele. Behind the stele in the offering room X of mastaba 2093 [= G 3093] (i.e. Medady), was a serdab. In the debris were a few fragments of what was apparently a wooden statuette.

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Credit Line
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Display Page Dates
    Modern
  • Display Page Dates
    02/18/1915; 02/19/1915
  • Author
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
  • Mentioned on page
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
    Georges Daressy, French, 1864–1938
    Mededi (G 3093)

Tombs and Monuments 7

  • G 3002

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3003

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3004

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3005

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3015

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3031

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 3093

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 4

Ancient People

  • Mededi (G 3093)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of G 3093. Standing statue (Cairo 46494) of Mededi, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt xrp n mSa] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor of the director of the expedition; found in situ in G 3093. Also appears on northern jamb of false door (Cairo 46495) inscribed for his wife Khakhenmet, identified as [rx nswt jmj-xt] royal acquaintance, under-supervisor; found in situ in G 3093.

Modern People

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Georges Daressy

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates French, 1864–1938
    • Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.