Vol.26.p.1191

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Friday, December 16, 1932

G 2210 A
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits.

Saturday, December 17, 1932

G 2210 A
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits. None found.

Menkaure Quarry: Clearing doorway of [TRANSLITERATION] Khuenre [MQ 1].

Sunday, December 18, 1932

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits.

Monday, December 19, 1932

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits.

Tuesday, December 20, 1932
Day of rest.

Wednesday, December 21, 1932

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits.

Thursday, December 22, 1932

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits.

Friday, December 23, 1932

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba.

42 men arrived 6 a.m. from Quft for excavations.

Saturday, December 24, 1932, first day of work

G 2170
Clearing top of mastaba in search of pits. Found pit A, and in drift sand therein eight inscribed blocks of wall reliefs.

G 2220
Clearing top of mastaba in search of pits.

Sunday, December 25, 1932
Christmas Day, Day of Rest

Monday, December 26, 1932
Second day of work

men digging 6:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

work on:
(1) G 2170 and pit A
(2) G 2220 and pits C, B

(1) G 2170
Clearing top of mastaba in search of other pits. None found. The eight blocks of relief in the drift sand debris of pit A, have the names and titles of [TRANSLITERATION] [Kanefer], [TRANSLITERATION] [Meresankh], [TRANSLITERATION] [Kasewedja], [TRANSLITERATION] [Ptahwer] - all of whom occur in G 2170 [sic!, G 2150]. There is also the name of a [Hm-kA] priest [TRANSLITERATION] [Nakhtka] and of [TRANSLITERATION] [Redienptah], and a scribe [TRANSLITERATION] [Wehemka] which are not recorded in G 2170. Bringing stones up to camp. These stones were found some years ago and buried here by the expedition.

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