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Sunday, March 7, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7820

(1) G 7820
25 meters east of the mastaba. Clearing around the two inscribed granite columns to know if they are thrown out or built on a mastaba. Limestone debris, rubble, bones and stones. West of these two stones appears a rubble mastaba. We exposed that these two stones thrown on the rock surface, not built on mastaba.

Monday, March 8, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
In preparing a railway line from the top of this mastaba on east running to north, in order to expose the lining of the mastaba on east. It is a small mastaba built with dubsh, and partly destroyed. It is north of G 7412 and west of G 7810. Limestone debris, rubble and stones.

Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and Miss Cliford were shown through the Western Cemetery by Bill.

Tuesday, March 9, 1937
Day of rest.

Wednesday, March 10, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
On top of the mastaba, west of G 7810. In exposing the building of the mastaba on east for drawing. Limestone debris, dubsh and stones. Not yet cleared.

Thursday, March 11, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
On the top of the mastaba on east. West of G 7810. In exposing the building of the mastaba on east for drawing. Limestone debris, dubsh, stones and sand. Not yet cleared.

Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and Miss Clifford were shown through the Eastern Cemetery (Qa'ar and Yedew) by Dr. G.A. Reisner. (Miss Perkins and Mohammed Said with them.)

Friday, March 12, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413
(2) G 7753 room "a"

(1) G 7413
On top of the mastaba on east. Limestone debris, dubsh, stones and sand, not yet cleared.

(2) G 7753
G 7753 a: In the room in the street in front [of] the door. Cut in rock, opened to east. Excavated before. Black debris, limestone debris and bones. In the room in southwest side a stela with traces of red paint and some inscription in red also on the top part only and not the whole stela.
A coffin cut in rock from north to south without lid in north side of the room in the floor. Cleared.

Saturday, March 13, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
On the top of the mastaba on east. In exposing the building of the mastaba. Limestone debris, rubble, stones and sand. Not yet cleared.

Sunday, March 14, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
On the top of the mastaba on east, in exposing the building of the mastaba for drawing. Limestone debris, rubble, stones and sand. Not yet cleared.

Monday, March 15, 1937

Work on
(1) G 7413

(1) G 7413
On the top of the mastaba on east. In exposing the building of the mastaba for drawing. Limestone debris, rubble, stones, and sand. Nothing exposed.

Tuesday, March 16, 1937
Day of rest.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.30.p.445
Alternate IDs
Vol.30.p.445; HUMFA_Vol.30.p.445
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
03/07/1937 through 03/16/1937
Title
Vol.30.p.445
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 6

Groups 1

Published Documents 1