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Vol.17.p.255

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Saturday, March 20, 1926 (continued)

(5) G 7140 [G 7135] (continued)
G 7140 Z [= G 7135] (continued): [26-3-124 continued] The woman on the right side of the man has her left arm around his back, carefully carved. On man's lap [GLYPHS] ["Iyti, son of the scribe Tjenti"]. On woman's lap [GLYPHS] ["Neferut, daughter of Iaset"].

(6) G 7240
Clearing debris to expose crude brick late walls on [top of] G 7240 opened a Saite-Ptolemaic pit lined with small dressed slabs. Numbered G 7240-i.

(7) G 7161
G 7161 B: Removed door block and found chamber empty!
G 7161 D: Removed door block and found in chamber a few broken bones. Clearly the blocks were remade after plundering.

Sunday, March 21, 1926
One hundred and fifth day work.

South storm, khamseen.

Workmen:
ninety-five (95)

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(2) street G 7100 S
(3) G 7130 Z [= G 7134]
(4) G 7140 niche in core
(5) G 7140 Y, Z [= G 7135]
(6) G 7240
(7) G 7240-i

Cars emptied:
Line VII to 8:00 am: 68, 8:30 to noon: 102, 1:00 to 5:00 pm: 112
total: 282

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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
    03/20/1926; 03/21/1926
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Mentioned on page
    Iaset (in G 7135)
    Iyti (in G 7135)
    Neferut (in G 7135)
    Tjenti (in G 7135)

Tombs and Monuments 7

People 5

Ancient People

  • Iaset (in G 7135)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Mother of Neferut. Name appears on seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Iyti (in G 7135)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Neferut (in G 7135)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Wife of Iyti. Seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

  • Tjenti (in G 7135)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Remarks Father of Iyti. Name appears on seated pair statue (26-3-124) of Iyti, son of Tjenti, and his wife Neferut, daughter of Iaset; Tjenti identified as [sS] scribe; found displaced in debris of shaft G 7140 Z (= G 7135).

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.