Vol.30.p.440
Diary Transcription:
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Thursday, January 28, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 5 meters. Limestone debris, rubble, sand, bones and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.
Friday, January 29, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 8 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft, not reached the chamber.
Saturday, January 30, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 10 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft, not reached the chamber.
Sunday, January 31, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Down 12.5 meters. Limestone debris, rubble, sand and stones. Not reached the rock in shaft and not reached the chamber.
Monday, February 1, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
G 7460 B: In shaft. Total depth 14.8 meters. Limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on south, cut in rock, no blocking. Found in shaft debris: udjat eye (faience), faience Bes in [with?] monkey's face. Reached rock in shaft.
Tuesday, February 2, 1937
Day of rest.
Wednesday, February 3, 1937
Work on
(1) G 7460 B
(1) G 7460
On the top of the mastaba, north of shaft B, search for A. Limestone debris, rubble and sand. Exposed shaft A.
G 7460 B: In chamber. Black debris, silt deposited with rain, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber cleared, open and empty. Drawing.
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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
- 01/28/1937 through 02/03/1937
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- Translator
- Mahmud Said Ahmed [Diraz]
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- Author
- Mohamed Said Ahmed [Diraz]
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- 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.
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- 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.
