Vol.03.p.009

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Sunday, January 7, 1912 (continued)

is Ahmed Ismain's trench.

At northeast corner of IV 3 [= G 4340] there is appearing a chapel built against face of mastaba. Above its roof the strata in debris are thus:

[ILLUSTRATION]

a = grayish layer, consisting of a mixture of sand, washings from crude brick and contains chips and potsherds.
b = mostly chips of white limestone with a few fragments of pottery with black core and red surfaces.
c = yellow drift sand, the original drift. It contains loose stones.
This is Ta1 Mohammed's trench.

Hassan Abul Aser is working between IV 2 [= G 4240] and IV 3 [= G 4340] following the chapel and fine east face of IV 2 [= G 4240].
Mubarek Meawed is at the southeast corner of III 1. Here the rough masonry goes very deep and there is no sign yet of any finished facing or any chapel.

Monday, January 8, 1912

This being suq day there was no work. In the first post received a letter from the acting

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