Vol.34.p.917

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Wednesday, March 13, 1940 (continued)

(3) G 2473
A stone mastaba. west of G 2400, east of G 2472 and north of G 2198. Contains three shafts A, B, C. With a stone room between this mastaba and G 2400, because it is a street. On west is appeared some inscriptions on gypsum. The remains of the lining of the room and the door not yet exposed. West of that room is a serdab built of stones, running north-south with roof destroyed. Total depth 1.4 meters. Room cleared on a limestone debris and found empty.

Thursday, March 14, 1940

Work on:
(1) east of G 2000
(2) north of G 2400
(3) G 2436 X
(4) G 2438 Z
(5) G 2439 A
(6) north of G 2466
(7) north of G 2473 and south of it

(1) East of G 2000
East of that mastaba and east of the southeast corner. Searching for crude brick lining or stone between it and G 2001. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. No lining exposed in that place.

(2) North of G 2400
North of the mastaba, or in the street between this mastaba and G 2440. In exposing the lining of the mastaba G 2440 on south. Sand, limestone debris and rubble. Excavating the street to the east. Remains of the mastabas not yet exposed.

(3) G 2436
G 2436 X: Removed the bones of the body from the chamber (male figure). Empty. Drawing of shaft.

(4) G 2438
G 2438 Z: Removed the bones of the skeleton from the chamber (female). It is drawing and the remains of the chamber not photographed.

(5) G 2439
G 2439 A: Removed the bones of the skeleton from the chamber and cleared it. Drawing.

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