Vol.04.p.009
Diary Transcription:
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Tuesday, October 15, 1912 (continued)
Firth to dinner. Discussed C.
Wednesday, October 16, 1912
Pit G 2310 B [= G 5180 B] cleared, an unfinished shaft, filled with sand. In sand, small model offering pots [ILLUSTRATION] and [ILLUSTRATION] (larger), and a sandstone with green copper rubs on sides.
While finishing pits G 2300 A - B [= G 5190 A - B] and G 2310 A [= G 5180 A], shifted men to space between G 2330 [= G 5380] and G 2340 [= G 5480].
[ILLUSTRATION]
The space before G 2310 [= G 5180] contains two series of pits -
(1) in a mass of rubble built between G 2310 [= G 5180] and G 2320 [= G 5280] before loss of stone casing of G 2320 [= G 5280]; and
(2) a series of X-pits dug from about modern level.
[ILLUSTRATION]
Thursday, October 17, 1912
Clearing northern part of street front of G 2310 [= G 5180] and southern part of street front of G 2300 [= G 5190].
On pits G 2300 A, B [= G 5190 A, B] and G 2310 A [= G 5180 A].
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 10/15/1912; 10/16/1912; 10/17/1912
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Cecil Mallaby Firth, British, 1878–1931
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates British, 1878–1931
- Remarks Egyptologist; husband of Winifred Nest Firth. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- 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.