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Diary Transcription: begin page 92
Saturday, May 27, 1916 (continued)

…3030, one of the large mastabas, remains to be cleared. In a chamber (3020 X) was a fine wooden coffin in a good state of preservation, apparently uninscribed.

Saturday, June 3, 1916.

Owing to the developments at Memphis in the palace, Bechari the photographer could not be sent to Giza until today.

Wednesday, June 7, 1916

Sanborn came over last night from the Pyramids to Memphis and will return today. He reports that the central shaft of mastaba 3030 is finished (B); it contains only a body in a small chamber. Work is now going on in the north shaft C of this same mastaba. When this is cleared the work of registration in the Giza cemetery will be finished.

Sunday, June 11, 1916

Sanborn returned to Memphis with all the grave notes of the Giza Cemetery.

End of Page 92

Details

ID
UPM_CSF_diary_p092
Alternate IDs
CSF_diary_p092; UPM_CSF_diary_p092
Department
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Period
Modern
Entry Date
05/27/1916; 06/03/1916; 06/07/1916; 06/11/1916
Title
C. Fisher Diary, p.092
Medium
Paper
Credit Line
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 1

Modern People 3