TAA i.2.2.5

Nov. 26^th

Working on Chariots all day.

Nov. 27^th

Market Day. Went over to Luxor.

Nov. 28^th

With Carter made a careful examination of

Sepulchral Chamber with a view to the problems of the

Partition Wall & erection of the Shrines. Main problems

were -

1. Was Partition Wall constructed before or after the burial/<erection of shrines>?

2. How were the enormous sections of the outer Shrine introduced,

and how handled in the very confined space.

1. In the first place, the paintings on the walls of the Sepulchral

Chamber were made simultaneously, there being no difference between

those on the Partition Wall, and those on the other walls.

∴ Partition Wall existed before <whole of> painting was done.

2. In view of the confined space between the outer shrine and

the N, W & S walls of the chamber, the painting would appear

to have been done before the outer shrine at any rate was erected.

( ∴ Sections of the Shrines must have been taken in )

( through the doorway in the Partition Wall.   <No> )

                                                              <see under Dec 6.>

3. On the reveals of the doorway there are scores on the plaster

and paint, and the edges of the inner corners are worn. This

must have been done either by heavy bringing heavy objects with

difficulty through the doorway, or, less likely/<more likely>, by the removal

of the scaffolding after the erection of the Shrines.

4. The large side panels of the outer Shrine are 450 long

by 166 high. They could pass through the doorway, but only if

the series of inner shrines not yet erected. Otherwise there

would be no room to turn them.

<Now that partition wall removed & then in cutting>

( It would seem likely, then, that the parts of the outer             )

( Shrine at any rate were taken through the doorway after the   )

( painting of the Sepulchral Chamber had been completed, and )

( stacked against the walls, as near as possible to their relative  )

( positions, and assembled afterwards.         <No>                      )

                                                                     <See under Dec 6.>

It should be noted that the Outer Shrine (anyway)

is wrongly orientated - i.e. N. W. corner <of Shrine> is placed in S. E.

corner of chamber. This we know from the eye-panel, which

is at the S. E. corner, whereas it should be at the N. W., and