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Friday, February 6, 1925
88th day of work

Quftis: 85
Locals: 123 and one-half
[total]: 208 and one-half

Cars emptied:
Line VII 6:45 am - 8:00 am: 73, 8:30 am - noon: 205, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 257
[total] 535

work on:
(1) Street G 7300
(2) Street G 7500
(3) G 7430
(4) G 7510
(5) G 7631

(1) Street G 7300 and G 7320
The debris in this street opposite G 7320 has now been cleared away and the exterior chapel of that mastaba has been found. Here is the plan of it. The square tank connects with the drain already found some way to the south. (Diary, page 161)

[ILLUSTRATION]

(2) Street G 7500 and G 7510
Work [here] is in two main areas. The northern is engaged in clearing the chapels of G 7510 and the southern in the mastaba G 7631 (q.v.). Two very large pieces of inscribed and painted wall reliefs have been found today, one fallen from wall north of niche and still in situ, and one from the south. Both on these and on many other inscribed fragments (one bearing part of name Snefru and one part of name Hetepheres) found here in the debris are depicted mostly animals being led to the tomb(?) as offerings. But the discovery of greatest importance historically is the stela of the "Eldest Daughter of the King, Hetepheres," situated a few meters north of the niche of "Ankh-haf and adjoining his fallen wall reliefs, and showing that he was her husband. She being the

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.13.p.221
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.13.p.221; Vol.13.p.221
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
02/06/1925
Title
Vol.13.p.221
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 7

Photos 1

Ancient People 3

Modern People 1