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Sunday, January 24, 1926 (continued)

Workmen:
Quftis: 90

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(2) Isis Temple, room P
(3) G 7150
(4) G 7151

Cars emptied:
Line IV to 8:00 am: 48, 8:30 to noon: 102, 1:00 to 4:30 pm: 122
Total: 272

(1) G 7000 X
Constructing hut around pit and stair of boards and joists with rubble footing. Fastened wires of electric light against northwest corner to prevent their swinging.
At 11:30, Mr. Edgar came officially to inspect tomb. With him were Lefebre and Engelbach. Edgar and I went down and he compared tomb as is with photograph as was and pronounced it unaltered. The others afterwards came down and agreed.
Finished hut all but door.
In the afternoon, the members of Junker's party saw the tomb.

(2) Isis Temple
Room P: Dunham cleared loculus iv in the pit. The canopic jars are not inscribed. The forms are as those of the Saite period. All four heads were found.

(3) G 7150
G 7150 F: Reached bottom of the shaft at 7.6 meters. Mixed dirty debris all the way. Two chambers, one on south and one on west. The south chamber was small and was cleared. In the west chamber a decayed wooden box of _____ period and a disturbed skeleton in mixed debris.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.15.p.161
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.15.p.161; Vol.15.p.161
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
01/24/1926
Title
Vol.15.p.161
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 4

Photos 1

Modern People 7