Vol.12.p.200

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Friday, January 23, 1925
75th day of work

Quftis: 85
Locals: 146
[total]: 231

Cars emptied:
Line II not used
Line III not used
Line IV not used
Line V 6:40 am - 8:00 am: 50, 8:30 am - noon: 148, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 156
Totals 6:40 am - 8:00 am: 50, 8:30 am - noon: 148, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm: 156
[line totals] Line V 354, [grand total] 354

Work on:
(1) Street G 7100: east of G 7110
(2) Street G 7300: pits Y and Z
(3) Street G 7400: east of G 7420
(4) Street G 7800
(5) G 7510
(6) G 7101
(7) G 7111
(8) G 7215

(1) Street G 7100
Street G 7100: east of G 7110. The two mummies of Ptolemaic date were opened yesterday afternoon and on the southern body were found amulets of [TRANSLITERATION] [wadj], Sekhmet, etc. embossed on gold leaf. The northern body was male.

(2) Street G 7300 and G 7310
G 7310 Y: Cleared. Quite empty; shallow chamber on west.
G 7310 Z: Cleared. Empty; chamber on west breaking into Y by a small hole.

(3) Street G 7400 and G 7420
Street G 7400: east of G 7420.
The Ptolemaic mummies mentioned yesterday are now cleared. They lie in two rows, five in each, the northern now being in 253 cm; the southern in 212 cm. Of the north row (eastwards) Nos. 2 and 5 and of the south row Nos. 3 and 4 have head south, others have head north. No. 2 of the north row shows traces of blue paint in the dust; No. 4 of the south row had an inscription in colors on gilded background, whereof only [GLYPHS] near the top remains. Several bodies lack their heads.
From the debris in this street came a flint handled knife and a number of pots including two saucers [ILLUSTRATION] red ware.
The men are now working to 16 meters north of exterior chapel of G 7420.

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