H. Lyman Story Diary, p.048
Diary Transcription:
Diary Transcription: begin page 48
Thursday, February 18, 1915
Clearing Pits A-E of mastaba 2095 [= G 3095] of limestone and dark debris.
Finished clearing sand and under-lying hard-packed dirty debris from between mastabas 2095 [= G 3095] and 3002.
Finished clearing chamber Y of mastaba 3003.
Clearing chamber Z of mastaba 3003 of hard-packed dirty debris. In debris remains of a double statuette. The front wall of the chamber was taken down in an effort to save the statuette, but it crumbed to pieces at the first touch.
Clearing Pits A and B of mastaba 3003 of sand and limestone debris.
Pit D of mastaba 2097 [= G 3097] cleared.
Cleared chambers X and Y (Y may belong to 3005) of mastaba 3004 of sand and under-lying hard-packed mud debris. In chamber X a fine stela, the surface of which is however flaking badly. On the “log” is a cartouche.
Telegraphed Fisher contents of Daressy’s letter.
A cold N.W. wind all day.
Hafiz called in the evening, bringing a lot of nuts, and an alabaster bowl which I told him to buy for me.
End of page 48
-
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
-
- Department
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
-
- Credit Line
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
-
- Display Page Dates
- Modern
-
- Display Page Dates
- 02/18/1915
-
- Mentioned on page
- Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941
- Georges Daressy, French, 1864–1938
- Hafiz
-
- Author
- Mr. H. Lyman Story
Modern People
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
- Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates French, 1864–1938
- Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
-
- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks Donkey-boy for Clarence Fisher excavations at Giza.
-
- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks MFA