C. Fisher Diary, p.071

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Tuesday, February 23, 1915 (continued)

…these have scratched in the name Beb-ib = G38-39-40. Fragments of a similar inscribed jar-stand were found in the passage. In the passage, really the offering room, was a fine stone offering slab =G41, shown in situ in photograph C57. This slab has a double rim, one inside and below the outer; both of which are inscribed. It is important in the highest degree because it contains three cartouches, of Khufu, Kephren and Dedefra. The last king is known only from four other inscriptions and his chronological relation has remained uncertain. This inscription places him after Kephren. The slab belonged to the Priest Ruwz and his wife Mesat. Just outside the northern end of this offering room was a small chamber or serdab roofed with stone blocks (see photo C56), which has been lettered X. It was filled with sand, limestone rubble and dark debris. In the surface debris over the roof was a red painted seated statuette of limestone; the head was missing and the arms broken but the head and fragments of the arms were found immediately underneath =G42. In the chamber itself was a small offering slab in position against the east wall. This was inscribed on the edge only =G43. This also belonged to Ruwz…

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