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Friday, December 29, 1939 (continued)

(3) G 5232 (continued)
G 5232 A: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with crude brick and cut in bad and good rock below. It is south of B. Total depth 5.1 meter. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east. Cut in rock. No blocking. There is a step from the shaft to the chamber about 1 meter. On east is cut in rock: A north-south coffin with the western side destroyed but thrown inside the coffin, with lid. In the lid on the west side on north is inscription in sunk relief. Drawing of shaft and sketch of the inscription.

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G 5232 B: In shaft. Ends at bad rock. Lined with crude brick and bound with traces of gypsum. It is north of A. Total depth 1.7 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north. Blocked with two stones and bound with traces of mud. Left for photo.

(4) G 5233
A stone mastaba. On east is an inscribed niche. It is north of G 5232 and south of G 5231 - G 5234, with sixteen shafts. A-I and M-S. Drawing of mastaba on page 852.

G 5233 A: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with masonry and topped with crude brick and rock cut below. It is north of D and east of E. Total depth 4.86 meters. Excavated before 3 meters. Dirty debris, limestone debris, rubble and traces of bones in the chamber. Chamber on east. Cut in rock. No blocking. cleared. Drawing.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.34.p.853
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.34.p.853; Vol.34.p.853
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
12/29/1939
Title
Vol.34.p.853
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 4

Photos 1

Modern People 2