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Wednesday, February 4, 1931 (continued)

(6) 7851
Clearing rock tomb. Door to east, lintel inscribed [TRANSLITERATION] [Wermeru], and wife [TRANSLITERATION] [Tjentit]; also a false door inscribed, and architrave of inner room (wife [TRANSLITERATION] [Isutkau]). Two rock-cut statues in west wall Room 'a'. Broken to pit G 7848 C.

(7) G 7852
Clearing rock tomb. Door to north, (small). Cleared.
G 7852 A: Depth 2.1 meters. Chamber west, rock-cut, open; cleared.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(8) G 7000 E 37
Mud brick, north to south, grave. Roofed with stones. Height 1 meter. Cleared.

Thursday, February 5, 1931
Fifty-ninth day of work.

Locals: 87

Cars, line: XXI:
6:00 - 8:00: 58
8:30 - 12:00: 130
1:00 - 4:30: 120
total: 308

Work on:
(1) G 7847
(2) G 7845
(3) G 7850 V
(4) G 7851
(5) G 7853
(6) G 7854

(1) G 7847
Clearing rock tomb. door to north. [ILLUSTRATION]

(2) G 7845
Rock-cut tomb, door to north. Clearing.

(3) G 7850
Found in debris: two fragments of inscribed limestone, faience fragments, beads.
G 7850 V: Down 2 meters.

(4) G 7851
Clearing rock tomb. Two rock-cut coffins north to south.

(5) G 7853
Rock-cut tomb, door to north.

(6) G 7854
Clearing rock tomb.

Men finished work and prepared to leave for Sudan.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.25.p.1118
Alternate IDs
Vol.25.p.1118; HUMFA_Vol.25.p.1118
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
02/04/1931; 02/05/1931
Title
Vol.25.p.1118
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 9

Photos 1

Ancient People 3

Modern People 1