Vol.30.p.504

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Friday, August 27, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4310

(1) G 4310
East of this mastaba. In the street G 4300. Search for mud brick chapel. Drift sand. Limestone debris, dubsh and broken stones. Found shafts exposed near this mastaba on east. Shafts not yet numbered and not started in. Nothing exposed today.

Saturday, August 28, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4310

(1) G 4310
East of this mastaba. In street G 4300. Search for a mud brick chapel. Drift sand, limestone debris and dubsh. Uninscribed stela on north of the mastaba. Not reached the end of the mastaba on north.

Sunday, August 29, 1937

Work on
(1) G 4312

(1) East of G 4312 (Street G 4300)
East of this mastaba, in street G 4300. To expose if the shafts from G 4310 or from a small mastaba east of G 4310. Drift sand, limestone debris, dubsh and dirty debris. Exposed that the four shafts belonged to a small mastaba numbered G 4312, and the shafts numbered A, B, C, and D. East of this mastaba G 4312 appears a small stone (perhaps from an uninscribed stela), and east of this stone appears a simple offering stone [37-9-1] with two vertical inscribed lines on each end with a cartouche of Khufu (the lines one on right and the other on left.) The stone left in place for photo. Drawing of the mastaba.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Monday, August 30, 1937

Work on
(1) Street G 4300

(1) Street G 4300
In the street, east of G 4312. In clearing the east side of the mastaba. Drift sand, limestone debris, dubsh and dirty debris. The mastaba lining exposed with small stones partly destroyed.

Tuesday, August 31, 1937
Day of rest.

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