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Monday, April 26, 1926 (continued)
(8) G 7000 X
Drew inlays along west wall (edge of board (Z)).
Removed No. 407: (1)-(33) mostly edge of board (Z).
*B5956: inlays under 407(1)-(33)
Drew plan of whole area from west wall to great sheet.
Removed No. 408: (1)-(20) inlays under and east of 407.
No. 409: Gold band, 18.5 x 1.3 cm, one edge toward up and the other down.
No. 408: (21)-(39) from (W), (Y) and (Z).
Sunday, April 25, 1926 (see page 326)
(7) G 7000 X
Drew area along west wall, after cleaning.
*A3792
Removed No. 405: (1)-(52) miscellaneous (Z)-4, (Z)-5, (Q), etc.
No. 406: Board gold band edge of (Z)-3, 10 x 2.5 cm
No. 405: (53)-(79) mostly (Z)
D.D. stopped at noon to leave for Boston on Wednesday.
*A3793
Cleaned up layer under 405 and drew 407.
*A3794
Tuesday, April 27, 1926
Day of rest.
Work standing over till Wednesday.
Weather: fine, cooler
Wednesday, April 27, 1926
One-hundred and thirty-sixth day of work.
Weather: fine
Workmen:
seventy-five (75)
twenty-seven locals (27)
Work on:
(1) G 7246 A and B, C [= G 7244+7246]
(2) G 7249 A
(3) G 7251 A, B, C
(4) G 7247 A [= X], B [= Y], C
(5) G 7000 X
Cars emptied:
Line VIII 5:15 to 7:30 am: 48, 8:00 to 12 noon: 134, 1:45 to 5:15: 116
total: 298
Dunham was forbidden to leave today because the nurse appears to have diphtheria, and the whole household was put in quarantine.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 04/26/1926; 04/27/1926; 04/28/1926
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Dows Dunham, American, 1890–1984
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates American, 1890–1984
- Remarks Egyptologist; Curator; Assistant Curator, Egyptian Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.