Vol.28.p.272

Diary Transcription:

microfilm: begin page 272

Wednesday, March 25, 1936 (continued)

(1) G 2005 (continued)
G 2005 F: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh and stones above and bound with mud and rock below. It is north of Y and east of the serdab of the mastaba. Total depth 3.55 meters. Excavated before 2.55 meters. Stones, paper and sand. Chamber on south. In the southeast corner of the shaft, cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Mr. Joseph Lindon Smith and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith left camp to America today at 8:20 in the morning.

Thursday, March 26, 1936

Work on
(1) G 2005 C
(2) G 2006 A, B
(3) G 2007

(1) G 2005
G 2005 C: In shaft. In removing the south wall of the shaft, lined with dubsh and bound with mud. It is north of B and east of E. Total depth 3.15 meters. Limestone debris, pebble and dubsh form the wall which we removed it. Ended at rock. No chamber. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) G 2006
On the top of the mastaba. In the street north of it and street east of it. Lined with stones. East of mastaba G 2003, north of G 2005, west of G 2007 and south of G 2032. Limestone debris, dubsh, sand and potsherds. Exposed shafts A, B and X on the south of the mastaba, south of A and west of X, an inscribed limestone stela.

G 2006 A: In shaft. Lined with dubsh and bound with mud above, and rock below. It is south of B. Down 3.15 meters. Limestone debris, pebble, dubsh and stones fallen in shaft. Found in shaft debris: fragment of limestone drum uninscribed [36-3-36]. Not reached the rock in shaft, not reached the chamber.

microfilm: end page 272