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Vol.31.p.564

Diary Transcription:

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Sunday, November 21, 1937 (continued)

(2) G 2038e (continued)
G 2038e B. Drawing of shaft.

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G 2038e C. Drawing of shaft.

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G 2038e D: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh above and cut in red rock below. It is west of A and south of E. Total depth, 1.7 meters. Pebble and red debris. Chamber on west. Cut in red rock mixed with pebble. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2038e E: In shaft and chamber. Cut in red rock mixed with pebble. It is north of D and south of F. Total depth 1.8 meters. Pebble and red sand. Chamber in shaft (north-south). Lined with dubsh. Roof gone. Cleared. Drawing.

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Some of the boys and guards in binding Duwy's house and in marking the tennis court with white.

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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
    11/21/1937
  • Mentioned on page
    Duwy Mahmud Ahmed (Reis)
  • Translator
    Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
  • Author
    Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2038

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 2

People 3

Modern People

  • Duwy Mahmud Ahmed (Reis)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1933-1935. Son of Mahmoud Ahmed Said 'el-Meyyit' (Head Reis 1926-1933) and nephew of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926).

  • Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Translator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Diary translator. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926). Brother of Mohammed Said Ahmed (Head Reis 1936-1939). Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.

  • Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Head Reis for the Harvard-MFA expedition, 1936–1939. Son of Said Ahmed Said [Diraz] (Head Reis 1908-1926) and brother of Mahmoud Said Ahmed [Diraz] (Translator) and Ahmed Said Ahmed [Diraz]. Family name, Diraz, was supplied by Said Ahmed Said's grandsons in 2006.