TAA i.2.1.141
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
30th.
Repaired an ivory and ebony veneered stick (no.227)/<a>).
Callender sorted and arranged the timber and various
materials that had been removed by the Antiquity Depart.
The mass of the timber has been rendered useless, it
being b/<w>arped from careless stacking.
Shaban Effendi, the Museum delegate, endeavoured to get me
to show his friends the tomb today - though they no <hadn't any> permits.
For the first time we had a quiet morning's work without
being disturbed by visitors.
A good many tools, left in the antichambersic, are missing.
31st.
Completed the preservation of curved stick No.227a,
recorded in/<t>, and sorted the remainder of the sticks
from the outer shrine preparatory to theis/<r> b<e>ing phtographedsic.
Merzbach came about 10.30 am. when I signed the new
concession - one for the Government, the other for us.
Shew Madame Merzbach the Tomb. Thet/<y> returned to
Luxor 12.15.
Callender completed the sorting of materials etc., and
prepared the magazine No.4. for lunching in as former-
ly.
FEBRUARY
1st.
Commenced upon the reparations of the gold fan inlayed
with turquiosesic, lapis lazuli and carnelr/<e>ansic glass. The
palm of the fan, made of sheet gold upon an inferior
wood, had buckled badly. I fear too much so to ever
hope of making a neat job of it.
Callender continued clearing and putting to rights
the magazine, and also prepared a platform beside the
sarcophagus for Burton to photo from.
Merzbach and his wife left for Cairo.
Lacu/<a>u {Lacau} arrived at Luxor. It is e/<r>eported that he will
go on southwards tomorrow.
2nd.
Completed fan (245) and commenced the second golden
fan (242).
Lucas arrived and commenced the reparation of the black
resinuous gos/<o>se {goose}.
Lacau visited Deir el Bahari.
3rd.
Completed the golden fan24)/(242). Commenced the boo/<w>s {bows}
found beside the shrines.
Am/<d>mitted to Tomb Baronne de Szilassy, Comte André de
Contades, as well as some Government guett/<st>s.
No work in the afternoon.
4th.
Cleaned the <upper surface of the> thesic coffin in the sarcophagus <with warm water and ammonia>. It is aston-
ishing what an accumalation there was - a kind of de-
posit for/<rom> moisture - within that <even though the> great sarcophagus, even was
though it was closed very well when we found it. <and the cracks cemented.>
The workmanship on the face, particularly the cobra on the
forehead, is very fine, the inlay now it is cleaned tells
magnificently,/<.>
Examined the linen sheets or shrouds that covered the
coffin. They proved to two be two only - one small
one, bearing an eligible inscription, the other large,
folded in two, and of a much more open mesh.