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Vol.03.p.084

Diary Transcription:

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Sunday, April 7, 1912 (continued)

The mastaba west of Lepsius 20 - 21 is a large mud brick filled mastaba. The serdab of Lepsius 20 has been entered by thieves (date indeterminable). The northern end = Lepsius 21 has two niches not one as shown in Text Bank I to Lepsius Denkmaler page 45.
Around the northwestern edge of the old excavation second year (1904-5) are a number of stone mastabas.

[ILLUSTRATION]

These will repay excavation and the dump can be run out over the small mud brick mastabas.
At the northeast corner, in the debris above the roof of G 2231 X, found the basis of a [small pair statue of limestone [MFA 12.1485]...]

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    04/07/1912
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Persen (Lepsius 20)

Tombs and Monuments 2

People 2

Ancient People

  • Persen (Lepsius 20)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Owner of Lepsius 20. Appears on south, east and west walls, and southern false door inscribed for Persen, identified as [rx nswt wr mDw Sma xrp Hmw-nTr sS a nswt jmj-r kAt nbt nt nswt] royal acquaintance, great one of the tens of Upper Egypt, director of priests, royal document scribe, overseer of all royal works; in situ in Lepsius 20.

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.