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Sunday, April 30, 1939 (continued)

(3) G 2233 (continued)
G 2233 G: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with masonry and rock cut below. It is north of F and east of C. Total depth 3.75 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble, stones and bones. Chamber on south cut in rock. No blocking. North-south rock cut coffin, was covered with lid (one stone), but thrown away east of the coffin. In the coffin on north is a raised cut stone as a headrest. Chamber cleared, also the coffin. Empty. Drawing.

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(4) G 2243
On top of the mastaba, in exposing the remains of the lining and the shafts of the mastaba and also the rooms. A stone mastaba, east of G 2242, south of G 2240 and north of G 2243a, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Exposed all the lining, all the shafts, A-D, also exposed room a.

G 2243 a: in the room, an uninscribed partly destroyed room, east of shafts A and B, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Door opened to east. Southern doorjamb removed. Serdab in the room, west of room and built with stones. On west is an uninscribed stela near the south end. Cleared on limestone debris above the rock.
Drawing of G 2243 and G 2243a.

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(5) G 2243a
A partly destroyed small stone mastaba, east of G 2242a, south of G 2243 and north of G 2239c. One shaft lettered A, but not started in it.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.33.p.798
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.33.p.798; Vol.33.p.798
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
04/30/1939
Title
Vol.33.p.798
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 2