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Saturday, October 3, 1936 (continued)

(2) G 2422
G 2422 U: In shaft and chamber. It is lined with stones and under the stones is mud brick. Total depth 2.35 meters, limestone debris, black debris and stones from shaft V. Chamber on south lined with mud brick, some stones and dubsh. No blocking. Roofed with stones and some dubsh. Open and empty. Drawing.

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(3) G 2423
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the lining and the shafts, sand, limestone debris and dubsh. Lining and shafts not yet exposed.

(4) G 2426
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the lining and the shafts, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. Exposed some shafts today.

Sunday, October 4, 1936

work on
(1) G 2423
(2) G 2426
(3) G 2427 C
(4) G 2428 A, C, E, F, X, Y

(1) G 2423
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the lining and shafts, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. North of this mastaba and east of G 2426 appears a new mastaba not yet numbered. Exposed the lining of this mastaba on north and the northeast corner. The remains of the lining and the shafts not yet exposed.

(2) G 2426
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the lining and the shafts of the mastaba, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. Exposed the shafts and the lining of the lining of the mastaba but not yet numbered and not yet started in.

(3) G 2427
G 2427 C: Removed the body from the chamber and cleared it. Drawing.

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(4) G 2428
G 2428 A: Removed the body from the chamber and underneath, limestone debris, and black debris. Underneath this debris we found another body and numbered it as no. 2 and the first one is no. 1. We think that no. 2 is the owner of the tomb. Cleared. Drawing.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.29.p.400
Alternate IDs
Vol.29.p.400; HUMFA_Vol.29.p.400
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
10/03/1936; 10/04/1936
Title
Vol.29.p.400
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2