▁translate ▁this ▁text ▁into ▁English ▁and ▁he ▁concluded ▁that ▁Mer er ▁and ▁his ▁large ▁group ▁had ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁transport ing ▁thousands ▁of ▁lim estone ▁blocks ▁via ▁ship ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁N ile . ▁This ▁discovery ▁is ▁particularly ▁vital ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁studying ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id , ▁especially ▁as ▁Mer er ▁was ▁previously ▁an ▁unknown ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁studying ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : F rench ▁Egypt olog ists ▁Category : F rench ▁arch ae olog ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁expedition ▁of ▁‘ Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁ibn ▁‘ A w f , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁Dum at ul ▁J andal ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁December , ▁ 6 2 7 AD , ▁ 8 th ( S ha ' ban ) ▁month ▁of ▁ 6 A H ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁calendar . ▁‘ Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁ibn ▁‘ A w f ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁Mission ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Kal b ▁tribe ▁and ▁get ▁them ▁to ▁adopt ▁Islam ▁and ▁side ▁with ▁the ▁Muslim s , ▁this ▁operation ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁successfully . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex ped ition ▁Muhammad ▁appointed ▁‘ Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁ibn ▁‘ A w f ▁to ▁head ▁to ▁Dum at ul ▁J andal ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Sch