Omeka ID: 2928     
Transcription:

4) Pg 777

- Stones lay curiously. Round - shape was a temple - stone wall about 100 [?meter?] &, as has been said, 130 high. at first we assumed t- tr had been a roof of the chamber, [?covered?] in w stones set in a red clay On digging away - stones were found & they all lay at an angle sloping away from - walls, more at [?] on edge - [?] - middle ( where - [?pot?] hole was made) tr was only 1 [?cavern?] o stones; near - walls tr were 3 or 4.

[drawing (schematic sketch) labeled NW wall]

     
Omeka Label: Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p215     
BM Page Number: 216     
BM Volume: 10     
Media Title: Woolley's Field Note Cards     
Page Number: 215     
BM PG Number: PG777     
BM Archive Number: 194     
Omeka Tags: PG777, plan, Royal Cemetery     
Omeka Type: 22     
Grave # Range: 686-777     

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Location Context Title Context Description Description (Modern)
PG/777 A built chamber tomb with a collapsed dome, it had been robbed in antiquity but some artifacts remained along the walls. The collapsed roof of this tomb was first seen in Trial Trench E but the grave was fully excavated after the trial trenches had been opened into a larger area. This led to the discovery of a small trenched area next to the chamber that contained three skeletons, and an approach or dromos that contained another. These Woolley took to be the guards of the tomb in a small 'death pit'. There were two chambers inside the tomb, and the outer held the remains of four more people, possibly servants, while the inner may have held the royal personage. (none)
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