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Saturday, September 28, 1935 (continued)

(1) G 2185 (continued)
G 2185 B: In shaft and chamber. Rock below. Total depth 3.85 meters. Limestone debris, black debris, dubsh and some potsherds. Chamber appears on east cut in rock. Blocked with stones, and some dubsh. Bound with mud. Found in shaft debris: potsherds. Reached the rock in shaft. Blocking left for photo.

G 2185 C: In shaft and chambers. Lined with dubsh above and rock below. It is north of B and south of D. Total depth 3.6 meters. Excavated before 2.5 meters. Limestone debris, black debris dubsh and some dirt. Two chambers appear I and II.
Chamber I: On west. Lined with mud brick and dubsh and roofed with stones. No blocking. Found in debris in chamber: skeleton and head, of body.
Chamber II: On east. Cut in rock. Very small. No blocking. Found in debris: bones and head of body broken from the silt deposited by rain. Clear. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) G 2338
G 2338 B: Removed the body from the chamber and also the wooden head rest. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(3) G 2339
G 2339 D: Removed the body from the chamber and also the offering model dish which was near the body legs. Cleared. Drawing on page 131.

(4) G 2347
G 2347 A [= G 5551 A]: Removed the body from the chamber and also the gypsum thing which was found near the body head. Cleared. Drawing on page 131.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.27.p.130
Alternate IDs
Vol.27.p.130; HUMFA_Vol.27.p.130
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
09/28/1935
Title
Vol.27.p.130
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 4

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2