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Friday, March 26, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2423 T
(2) G 2425

(1) G 2423
G 2423 T: Removed the body from the chamber. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) East of G 2425
East of this mastaba and north of G 2429. Search for mastabas. Limestone debris, rubble, sand and stones. Nothing exposed.

Saturday, March 27, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2424, G 2425

(1) North of G 2424 and G 2425
North of these two mastabas. Searching for mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, rubble, stones and sand. Nothing exposed.

Sunday, March 28, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2424, G 2425

(1) North of G 2424 and G 2425
North of these two mastabas. Search for mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, rubble, stones and underneath sand and limestone debris. Nothing exposed.

Monday, March 29, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2424, G 2425

(1) North of G 2424 and G 2425
North of these two mastabas. Limestone debris, dubsh and sand. Exposed a stone mastaba bigger than these two mastabas with an uninscribed stela on south. Small shaft appears in the mastaba. North serdab, no room on south side and partly destroyed. This mastaba is excavated before.

Tuesday, March 30, 1937
Day of rest.

Wednesday, March 31, 1937

Work on
(1) 2426

(1) East of G 2426
East of this mastaba and north of G 2429. Search for mastabas and shafts in this place. Limestone debris, dubsh, sand and stones. Nothing exposed.

Thursday, April 1, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2426

(1) East of G 2426
East of this mastaba and north of G 2429. Search for mastabas and shafts. Limestone debris, dubsh, black debris and sand. Exposed lining of new mastaba but partly destroyed.

Friday, April 2, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2426

(1) East of G 2426
East of this mastaba and north of G 2429. Limestone debris, dubsh, stones, black debris and sand. Exposed the remains of the mastaba. The mastaba number is G 2431.

Saturday, April 3, 1937

Work on
(1) G 2431 and room "a"

(1) G 2431
On the top of this mastaba. Lined with stones and partly destroyed. It is east of G 2425 and G 2426, and north of G 2423 and G 2429. Limestone debris, rubble and sand. Exposed five shafts, A, B, C, D and X. Also north of D and east of C exposed a serdab. Found in debris on the top of the mastaba: three small limestone fragments. Inscribed (in relief and sunk relief).

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.30.p.449
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.30.p.449; Vol.30.p.449
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
03/26/1937 through 04/02/1937
Title
Vol.30.p.449
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2