Vol.33.p.765

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Wednesday, March 15, 1939 (continued)

(2) G 2230
G 2230 A: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 7.82 meters, limestone debris and sand. Chamber on south cut in rock. No blocking. In the floor of the chamber is a small cut in rock running from north to south, as a coffin without lid. Cleared. Drawing.

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G 2230 B: In shaft. Lined with rubble on three sides, but only on east with stones to the rock. It is north of room a, west of room b from north. Total depth 2.45 meters, sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber type 7X.

G 2230 C: In shaft. Built of rubble hanging on limestone debris above rock. It is south of A. Total depth 1.7 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Found in debris: broken pottery from bowls, flint flake. Reached the limestone debris above the rock and no chamber.

cars emptied from no. 2:
6:30 to 8:30: 120
9:00 to 12:00: 210
1:30 to evening: 230
Total: 560

Thursday, March 16, 1939

work on
(1) top of G 2071
(2) top of G 2072
(3) top of G 2073
(4) top of G 2089a A, B

(1) G 2071
On top of the mastaba in removing the debris. In exposing the remains of the lining of the mastaba, sand, limestone debris, rubble, pebble and stones. Nothing exposed.

(2) G 2072
On the top of the mastaba in exposing the lining of the mastaba. It is lined with rubble but only with stones on west. It is west of G 2071, sand, limestone debris, and rubble. Exposed the lining on north and west. Also exposed some shaft. Rest of lining not yet exposed.

(3) G 2073
On top of mastaba. It is built with stones. West of G 2072, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Exposed the lining on north and some on east and west. Also exposed three shafts and room a. Rest of lining and shafts not yet exposed and not started in room b.

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