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V. Description of Tombs.
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cular well with walls i brick thick, plastered inside and on top. The wall is built of over-
lapping stretcher courses (two bricks laid side by side) with an occasional header course.
On the east side, courses i, 6 and io are headers while courses 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 are
stretchers, see Pl. i2b and Fig. 34. The roof consisted of at least twelve
saplings or limbs laid across the tops of the walls and extending about
15 cm beyond them, see Pl. i2a. The saplings vary from 10 to 18 cm in
diameter. On the south end were traces of brick work above the logs,
partly covered by a Coptic burial. On the west side, at a height of
ca. 30 cm above the wood was a bit of rough brick-work, cf. 1501.
The skeleton was crushed by fall of roof and decayed but was
certainly contracted, on left side, head to the south. North of the
skeleton upside down on the floor was an alabaster bowl, type Sxvnb, height 8,5 cm, diameter
18 cm. In the dirt were two pots of fine light red ware, type x, see Pl. 54b and cf. N. 1525.
N. 1604. Similar to idotf. Axis points 370 east of south. Walls 1/2 brick thick, all stretchers, over-
lapping. Plastered inside and on top of wall.
See Pl. 14a. The brickwork was unusually regular.
Two Coptic burials
were partly over the walls
but did not cut them.
Burial, part of back
bone and ribs of young
skeleton clearly contrac-
ted on left side, head
35- N. 1604, plan and cross section, I : 50.
36. N. 1604, brickwork.
to local south. Bones crushed (by fall of roof; and decayed. At the neck were blue glaze,
carnelian and green stone beads (see Pl. 41s) and a small bore black seal-cylinder (see Pl. 43).
M. 1649. Similar to 1606. Axis points ca. 370 east of south. Walls 4 brick thick all stretchers over-
lapping. Plastered inside and on top of walls. Empty.
N. 1650. Similar to 1606. Piece of alabaster jar (type S iv1 ?) was on south wall. In pit were frag-
ments of rotten wood (roof?) and a few badly disturbed bones, see Pl.
N. 1632. Similar to 16'0 A Axis points 520 east of
south. Walls one brick thick, top course
headers5 plastered inside and on top of walls.
Traces of logs on top of walls. Plundered.
N. 1607a. Similar to 160A Axis 470 east of south.
See Figs. 14 and 15. Walls 4 brick thick, all
stretchers. Plastered inside and on top of
37. N. 1632, plan and section, I : 50.
walls. In the dirt, an alabaster jar of type S in and some Coptic glass beads.
Wood-roofed tombs with a single chamber, type A. i. a.
Group d.
The tombs of this group differ from those above in orientation (1616, 1631, 1629, 1651) and
in situation (1642, 1541, 1637, 1641, 1529, 1620).
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cular well with walls i brick thick, plastered inside and on top. The wall is built of over-
lapping stretcher courses (two bricks laid side by side) with an occasional header course.
On the east side, courses i, 6 and io are headers while courses 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 are
stretchers, see Pl. i2b and Fig. 34. The roof consisted of at least twelve
saplings or limbs laid across the tops of the walls and extending about
15 cm beyond them, see Pl. i2a. The saplings vary from 10 to 18 cm in
diameter. On the south end were traces of brick work above the logs,
partly covered by a Coptic burial. On the west side, at a height of
ca. 30 cm above the wood was a bit of rough brick-work, cf. 1501.
The skeleton was crushed by fall of roof and decayed but was
certainly contracted, on left side, head to the south. North of the
skeleton upside down on the floor was an alabaster bowl, type Sxvnb, height 8,5 cm, diameter
18 cm. In the dirt were two pots of fine light red ware, type x, see Pl. 54b and cf. N. 1525.
N. 1604. Similar to idotf. Axis points 370 east of south. Walls 1/2 brick thick, all stretchers, over-
lapping. Plastered inside and on top of wall.
See Pl. 14a. The brickwork was unusually regular.
Two Coptic burials
were partly over the walls
but did not cut them.
Burial, part of back
bone and ribs of young
skeleton clearly contrac-
ted on left side, head
35- N. 1604, plan and cross section, I : 50.
36. N. 1604, brickwork.
to local south. Bones crushed (by fall of roof; and decayed. At the neck were blue glaze,
carnelian and green stone beads (see Pl. 41s) and a small bore black seal-cylinder (see Pl. 43).
M. 1649. Similar to 1606. Axis points ca. 370 east of south. Walls 4 brick thick all stretchers over-
lapping. Plastered inside and on top of walls. Empty.
N. 1650. Similar to 1606. Piece of alabaster jar (type S iv1 ?) was on south wall. In pit were frag-
ments of rotten wood (roof?) and a few badly disturbed bones, see Pl.
N. 1632. Similar to 16'0 A Axis points 520 east of
south. Walls one brick thick, top course
headers5 plastered inside and on top of walls.
Traces of logs on top of walls. Plundered.
N. 1607a. Similar to 160A Axis 470 east of south.
See Figs. 14 and 15. Walls 4 brick thick, all
stretchers. Plastered inside and on top of
37. N. 1632, plan and section, I : 50.
walls. In the dirt, an alabaster jar of type S in and some Coptic glass beads.
Wood-roofed tombs with a single chamber, type A. i. a.
Group d.
The tombs of this group differ from those above in orientation (1616, 1631, 1629, 1651) and
in situation (1642, 1541, 1637, 1641, 1529, 1620).