Vol.18.p.407

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Friday, July 16, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)
Attempted to remove gold sheet 704 but found it caught under 707, and turned it back to east without disturbing 707. Found that 702 and 708 are parts of same sheet and bears in relief the following inscription
[GLYPHS]

Removed No. 705: This was a chunk of decayed wood face down with inlays on underside and a few displaced inlays about it, from row 3, group 2, and border.

*A3975: nos. 702, 704 etc, looking east
*A3976: no. 675 sub, looking south.

Saturday, July 17, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
*A3977: general view of west half of chamber, looking south.

No. 706: See page 499 and A3975.
Was removed.
[ILLUSTRATION] edge turned down, rilled. L 19.7, W 13.2 - 13.6
Underneath it, on 702 and 708, the rest of the inscription seen yesterday appeared.
[GLYPHS]
"The Mother of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt. Hetepheres"
"Box containing rings" (deben)
Wheeler pointed out that [TRANSLITERATION] is translated "ring" in the dictionaries and here designates the large decorated rings under these sheets.
It is clear that these sheets represent a box. The furniture in the tomb

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