TAA i.2.3.71

Page number
71
Caption
Page of TAA i.2.3 (4th Season); p. 71
Creator
Page dates
Material
Ink
Paper
Pencil
Measurements
34.0 cm x 24.0 cm (h x w)
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
image of journal page
Transcription

(Nov. 12. Continued)

(BB)
A mesh of gold and other beads of various forms lying over
the pubis. These were so mixed up and their strings decayed,
for the moment it is not possible to recognize their significance,
with these beads were further portions of (O). To reconstruct
these obj bead-work objects will be a difficult, if not
impossible, task - not merely on account of them the
threads {which} have decayed, but also the jumbled manner in
which they occurred. They were treated with paraffin-
wax with the hope of preserving some kind of record of thei
their order of threading.

(CC)
Just below (BB) was a gold circlet corresponding to (U, B <V>, and
W.)

(DD)
Resting on the front of the abdomen was a finely gold
inlaid filigree gold dagger. This lay in a diagonal
position, with the top towards right and the bottom point to
the left. When removed this dagger proved of much heavier
and elaborate workmanship than the previous one discovered
yesterday.

(EE)
A gold girdle of sheet gold, similar to (L), belonging
in probability belonging to the Dagger (DD). It was
fastened by a small golden pin. This girdle and its
dagger, were several layers of wrappings lower than the
former girdle & Dagger afore mentioned.

At this stage of the proceedings a set of photographic
records were taken to show the relative positions of the
these objects.

These objects being safely recorded and removed, a
further layers of wrappings over this part of the mummy
were removed, thus exposing:-