TAA i.2.2.27

{3 January 1924, continued}

4. Outside R Isis

                   L Nephthys

    Inside     R. Isis

                    L. Nephthys

Each of the three inner shrines (? outer) has a winged disk

over the doors, with a feathered cornice above. Each door inside

and out has a conventional <(dado)> panelling below, continuing round

whole shrine.

All four shrines were marked at corners with the cardinal

points, and all were put in wrong. Therefore the

sarcophagus must either itself be wrongly oriented, or p

wrongly placed with regard to the shrines. These orientation

marks were scratched into the gold, as were also other

directions such as [ 𓂀  ]. There were other builder's or

carpenters marks, such as [ 𓂀  ], [ 𓂀  ]/< [ 𓂀  ]>, [ 𓂀  ] in black paint.

The representations upon the doors <of inner shrines> mark a regular

progress. First the King himself,, making offerings to gods.

Then guardian deities of the underworld with knives

to protect him & palm leaves to      ?      , and

finally the protective goddesses.

Jan. 4

Spent part of morning in tomb making notes.

Rest of day noting various objects in 15.

One of the Native Inspectors with family to visit 15.

Jan. 5

Tottenham visited tomb & 15.

Jan. 6

Carter stayed at home.

Worked on statue, [ 𓂀  ] staves etc.

Jan. 7

Waxing head of Statue 22 slowly with a pilpette^sic {pipette}.

Care has to be taken to keep wax off the black

parts, as the resin would met/<l>t & run.