Vol.36.p.991

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Saturday, May 11, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2475 (continued)
G 2475 C: Removed the bones of the body from the chamber: male. Empty. Drawing.

(3) G 2475a
G 2475a B: Removed the chamber blocking. It is built of stones and roofed with stones, rubble and traces of mud. Body, head on north and on the bones traces of cloth, left for photo.

(4) G 2477
G 2477 A: Removed the chamber blocking. It is cut in bad rock, rubble and mud from the blocking. Body, head on north and on the face traces of cloth, left for photo.

(5) G 2478
G 2478 D: Removed the chamber blocking. It is built of rubble and roofed with slabs, rubble and traces of mud from the blocking. No burial. Cleared. Drawing.

(6) G 2479
G 2479 C: Removed the chamber blocking. It is in shaft on east, running north-south and roofed with one slab, rubble, mud brick and traces of mud from the blocking. Body, head on north (broken). On the bones is a red mud, left for photo.

G 2479 D: Removed the chamber blocking. Built of stones and roofed with slabs, stone, rubble and mud from the blocking. Body, head on north and on the bones red mud, left for photo.

(7) G 2482
G 2482 A: Removed the chamber blocking. It is cut in bad rock, stone, rubble and mud from the blocking. Body, head on north, left for photo.

(8) G 4981
On top of this mastaba. In exposing the remains of the lining on east, north and north and the remains of the shafts, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Exposed five shafts, not yet lettered and not yet started with them. Lining on these sides not yet exposed.

Guards and two boys in cleaning the way from the camp to the rock cut tombs.

Sunday, May 12, 1940

work on
(1) G 2441a B
(2) G 4981

(1) G 2441a
G 2441a B: Removed the fragments of wooden coffin from above the body, for drawing and photographing the body. Body cleaned and left for photo.

(2) G 4981
In the mastaba. In exposing the remains of the lining on east, south and north. Sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Exposed the lining on north and east. Lining on south not yet exposed.

Work stopped at 11:30 this morning because of the bad weather (sandy day).

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