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Thursday, April 22, 1937(continued)

(6) G 2433 (continued)
G 2433 D: Removed the body from the chamber. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION].

Friday, April 23, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2014 D, E
(2) G 2378

(1) G 2014
G 2014 D: In shaft and chamber. Lined with dubsh above and rock below. It is south of E. Total depth 4.15 meters. Excavated before 2.5 meters. Sand, dirty debris, dubsh and stones. Three chambers.
Chamber I: On north running to east. Cut in rock. Roofed with bad rock. Blocked with dubsh and bound with mud, because we found the remains of the blocking. Body, head on north. Left for photo.
Chamber II: On west. Above chamber III. Cut in rock. It was blocked with stones, because we found some of the blocking stones. Body, head on north and bones broken, left for photo.
Chamber III: On west, cut in rock. No blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo.

G 2014 E: In shaft and chamber. It is north of D. Small shaft, lined with dubsh and bound with mud. Total depth 1.5 meters. Excavated before .7 meters, drift sand, limestone debris and dirty debris. Chamber on north, lined with dubsh, stones bound with gypsum, roofed with stones, no blocking, cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) North of G 2378
North of this mastaba and east of G 2431. Search for mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, dubsh, stones, sand and dirty debris. Shafts exposed not yet numbered and also the mastabas, and not started in.

Saturday, April 24, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2378

(1) North of G 2378
North of this mastaba and east of G 2431. Search for mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, dubsh, sand, stones and dirty debris. Shaft and mastabas exposed, not yet numbered.

Sunday, April 25, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2378
(2) G 7912 Z

(1) North of G 2378
North of this mastaba. Search for new mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, dubsh, sand, stones and dirty debris. Shafts and mastabas exposed, not yet numbered.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.30.p.459
Alternate IDs
Vol.30.p.459; HUMFA_Vol.30.p.459
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
04/22/1937; 04/23/1937; 04/24/1937; 04/25/1937
Title
Vol.30.p.459
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2