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Sunday, July 3, 1938 (continued)

(3) G 4831 (continued)
G 4831 D. Drawing of shaft.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Monday, July 4, 1938

Work on
(1) G 4441 B, C
(2) G 4643 C
(3) G 4741 A, B, C
(4) G 4722 F
(5) G 4742 A

(1) G 4441
G 4441 B: Removed the roof of the chamber. Built of rubble in middle of shaft. Dubsh and traces of mud. Body, head on north. Left for photo.

G 4441 C: Removed the chamber blocking. Mud brick and traces of mud. Body, head on north, left for photo.

(2) G 4643
G 4643 C: Removed the roof of the chamber. Built of rubble and bound with mud. Stones, dubsh and traces of mud. Body, head on north. Left for photo.

(3) G 4741
This mastaba is east of G 4740 and south of G 4742. Built with stones and contains three shafts A, B, C.

G 4741 A: In shaft and chamber. North of B. Lined above with masonry and rock cut below. Total depth 7.73 meters. Limestone debris, sand and fragments of bones. Chamber on east. Cut in rock, no blocking. Burial pit, north-south burial pit covered with one big stone displaced. Inside the burial pit traces of bones, the lid left for photo.

G 4741 B: In shaft. South of A and north of C. Lined with crude brick and ends at rock. Total depth 1.8 meters. Sand and dirty debris. Found in shaft debris. Broken fragments of pottery bowls. Ends at rock. No chamber, type 7x.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.32.p.712
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.32.p.712; Vol.32.p.712
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
07/03/1938; 07/04/1938
Title
Vol.32.p.712
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 2