Vol.07.p.003

Display page dates: 01/08/1913 through 01/26/1913

Diary Transcription: microfilm: begin page 3

Wednesday, January 8, 1913

[Menkaure quarry cemetery]
Work continued in quarry [Menkaure quarry cemetery].

Ralph Lowell, Wigglesworth, Blackman, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert-Smith came in the afternoon.

Finished G 2172, G 2175 etc. and gave Junker permission to build road through.

Thursday, January 9 to Saturday, January 18, 1913

I was engaged in packing and registration at the house including photography while West took over the work and wrote up the record in his Diary.
In the meantime I arranged with Maspero for a concession for the predynastic cemetery of Shurafa-Gebatawi near Keneh and with the Sudan Government for Sessebi-Dogo and the survey of Soleib-Kerma.

Sunday, January 19, 1913

Sent off thirty-seven men with Said on the night train to Keneh with orders to go to Shurafa-Naga eb Hai to prepare camp. Atah Merad has arrived there with bounds and equipment from Girga. Tents etc. were sent from here on the 17th.

Tuesday, January 21, 1913

West left this morning for Keneh. Mohammed and Hamza left with three cases of books, photographic supplies etc. and West's trunk on the night train.

Wednesday, January 22 to Saturday, January 25, 1913

Packing and preparing for Sudan trip.

[Menkaure quarry cemetery]
Work went on at the quarry [Menkaure quarry cemetery], along the western side. Mastabas and cave tombs of the same sort as in the north. But all have been thoroughly plundered. There is no trace of alabaster or other royal statues. The only thing found was a lot of cheap cylinder glazed faience beads.

On Thursday, January 23 visited Sudan office in Cairo.

Sunday, January 26, 1913

[G 2374]
[G 2374 A]: Began work on G 2374 A filling in mastabas west of west wall and removing west wall to get at pit.

[Menkaure quarry cemetery]
Work went on in Menkaure quarry clearing the western wall of

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