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Saturday, January 17, 1931 (continued)

(8) G 7820
Clearing rock-cut tomb. Door to east. Found in debris: wooden mummy mask.

(9) G 7821
On lintel: [TRANSLITERATION] [Neferseshemptah] (owner) and name of ?wife [not name of wife, but alternate name of Neferseshemptah] [TRANSLITERATION] [Djefai].

(10) G 7823
Name on lintel [TRANSLITERATION] (?) (broken).

(11) G 7814
Owner [TRANSLITERATION] [Kaaper]

(12) G 7822
Name on lintel of door to Room 'a', and inside on walls, [TRANSLITERATION] (?). [in red] Name [Mesu] G.A.R. [end in red]

Sunday, January 18, 1931
Forty-fourth day of work.

Locals: 60

Cars, line: XXI:
6:00 - 8:00: 78
8:30 - 12:00: 143
1:00 - 4:30: 150
total: 371

Work on:
(1) G 7670 B
(2) G 7758 B, W
(3) G 7813 J, K
(4) G 7814
(5) G 7815
(6) G 7816
(7) G 7819
(8) G 7820
(9) G 7821

(1) G 7670
G 7670 B: Down 17 meters.

(2) G 7758
G 7758 B: Clearing Rooms i, ii, and iii. Room i. Cleared three stone coffins. Room II, on west, broken to pit W. Two coffins and other below. Room III on east, broken to G 7814.
G 7758 W: In Rooms I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII.
Room I. Three rock-cut coffins east to west - body in one of them.
Room IV. On south. Small.
Room V. West of Room III. Three rock-cut coffins, north to south, open.
Room VI. Inside room V, rock-cut coffin IV to south.
Room VII. On south. Found: ushabtis, coffin limestone north to south.
Room VIII. On east. One coffin east to west.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.25.p.1097
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.25.p.1097; Vol.25.p.1097
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
01/17/1931; 01/18/1931
Title
Vol.25.p.1097
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 11

Photos 1

Ancient People 3

Modern People 1