TAA i.2.4.53

Season 1928-29.

Sept. 20.

Dep. London 10.45. Vict. for Calais - Paris - Trieste.

21

Arr. Trieste.

25.

Arr. Alex - Cairo.

30^th

Dep. Cairo - for Luxor.

Oct. 1^st

Arr. Luxor - Gurna. finding everything in good order.

2^nd

Put things straight in house.

3.

Opened Lab. for recommencing work.

"  4^th-8^th

Cleaned, repaired and noted the majority of the calcite vessels

an[d] ornaments.

"  (8^th)

Lucas arrived.

"  9^th-17^th.

With Lucas' aid cleaned repaired & noted a large quantity

of miscellanea that came in the sequence of discovery under the

main N^o 620. Lucas was also able to clean, ready for waxing,

th two stools and one small chair.

Lucas when he arrived was not well, had a cold, and fever.

The latter <(by the 18^th)> developed & proved to be para-typhoid. So on the

"  18^th

Sent Lucas to Cairo to go to the Anglo-American hospital.

"  19-22^nd

The work progressed very slowly, I having developed a cold

and far from being fit to work at 'full steam.'

On the morning of the 22^nd, I had an interesting experience:

when driving up the Valley (8. am), I saw, quite near

the car (not more than twenty yds away) an a seven to

ten month old jackal. Quite black (perhaps a few

grey hairs on th under the abdomen); long muzzle; large

pointed ears; and of the attenuated form of the ancient

Egyptian Anubis-animal. But the tail though

drooping was shorter than that represented by the god. This

is now the second example of this animal that I have

witnessed, in both cases resembling in form and in colour

the Anubis-animal far more than the normal jackal

of these parts.

"  25

Car broke down and morning lost. I seem to be having a

run of bad luck, with poor Lucas in the hospital from whom

at present I can't get no news. any news.