Vol.19.p.568
Diary Transcription:
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Sunday, October 24, 1926
Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(1) G 7000 X, Sunday
Wheeler drew poles and beams on coffin, scale 1:5, on pages 1305/1306.
*A4359: general, looking north-northeast
*A4360: no. 1351, looking north (diffused light)
*A4361: no. 1351, looking north (direct light)
For the following Nos. 1308-1316, see page 1039/1042 and A4356.
No. 1308: Copper staple, from beam [ILLUSTRATION]
No. 1309: Copper socket, thin sheet, folded on dotted lines [ILLUSTRATION]
No. 1310: Small copper staple [ILLUSTRATION]
No. 1311: Conical copper socket for round tenon on top of pole, flanges hammered over [ILLUSTRATION]
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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
- 10/24/1926
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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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.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates British
- Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."