TAA i.2.2.19

Dec. 24^th

Morning only in Valley.

Dec. 25^th

Holiday.

Dec. 26

Started packing chariots. Carter found                          [ 𓂀  ]

that the lower steps of the staircase, and above the

door lintel above door were artificial, it having been

necessary to cut them away in order to get sections

of the big shrine into the tomb.     ?

Dec. 27

Second c/<s>ection of roof removed from the shrine.              [ 𓂀  ]

This proved to have been put on wrong way round.

Presumably there was not enough room to turn it

round to correct the mistake.

Sir Herbert Samuel & party to visit the tomb.

Still finishing and packing chariots.

Dec. 28

Third roofing block taken off shrine. This

section like the second was wrong way round. That it was

these two and not the first that was wrong proved

by the fact that the tongues did not fit holes and

had had to be removed or made smaller,

<the first section & not the second and third was put

in wrong.>

Packed body of chariot 122.

The Harknesses and Lythgoe over in the afternoon

Dec. 29.

Becoming increasingly evident as shrine is

removed how carl/<e>lessly the original work in the tomb

was done - not the original carpentering work, but

the fitting together. The Pall hung all askew.

The Shrine as already stated was orientated wrong.

The two upper boards were wrong way round. Considerable

force was used in putting together, and distinct

hammer marks were visible both on the gold and on

the wood below. This shows how strong the wood