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History of Dynasty XXI

Notes, mainly on Dynasty XXI. Includes photographs of a Late Period block from Saqqara, with four rows of ancestors, 'Genealogy of a Memphite Priest', in Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum, 23673 (see TopBib iii2.751).

Hlouškovi family - correspondence

2 letters from the Hlouškovi family to Černý'.
The Hlouškovi family, who lived in Boskovice (Moravia), were related to Marie Sargant (Černý's future wife).
Personal matters.

Homer, Sidney - correspondence

1 letter from Homer, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Homer.
Query about interest rates in ancient Egypt. Homer authored A History of Interest Rates. Homer was recommended by R. A. Parker.

Index for graffiti from the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, recorded by Howard Carter

Index of over 20 cards with handwritten copies of hieratic graffiti, some transcriptions, annotated.
Index for graffiti from the Valley of the Kings, based on H. Carter records.
Excerpts of graffiti from Carter's records; graffiti mentioning the scribes Kenhirkhopeshef, Harsheri, Hori, Amennakht, Djehutimose, Butehamun, as well as other scribes and workmen connected with the community of workmen and other institutions at West Thebes.

Iversen Erik - correspondence

38 letters from Iversen, 13 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Iversen with copies of Sidgwick & Jackson correspondence concerning Iversen's publication plans.
3 letters from Sidgwick & Jackson, concerning a publication of Iversen's (Iversen, E. The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition (1961) (OEB 8508)).
Iversen's research and publications, but also some references to personal matters:

  • Iversen's study of p. Carlsberg VII
  • Iversen's publications on pigments, paint and Egyptian hieroglyphs used in European tradition
  • stamp collecting; Iversen supplied Danish stamps to Černý
  • Iversen's visits to the UK

James, Thomas Henry Garnet (Harry) - correspondence

30 letters from T. G. H. James, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to T. G. H. James.
4 letters from T. G. H. James to Marie Černý.
Correspondence concerned with their respective research topics:

  • proofs and index of the volumes, Gardiner, A. H., Peet, T. E. and Černý, J., The Inscriptions of Sinai, Part 1 (1952) (OEB 3261), and Černý, J., The Inscriptions of Sinai from Manuscripts of Alan H. Gardiner and T. Eric Peet, Part 2 (1955) (OEB 4432)
  • T. G. H. James as Editor of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Černý as author and reviewer
  • Černý mediating photography from the British Museum for researchers elsewhere
  • reading of hieratic texts, including dockets from KV 62, Tutankhamun
    T. G. H. James letters to Marie Černý concerned with the preparation and off-prints for the Černý obituaries.

Janda, Bohumil - correspondence

2 letters from Janda, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Janda.
Publication plan for a book on Egyptian art by Černý, to be published in Prague (ultimately abandoned).

Janssen, Jacobus J. - correspondence

13 letters from J. J. Janssen, 4 carbon copies of letters from Černý to J. J. Janssen.
Janssen's research, and co-operation with Černý:

  • plans for his book on commodity prices - Janssen, J. J., Commodity Prices from the Ramessid Period. An Economic Study of the Village of Necropolis Workmen at Thebes (1975) (OEB 9846)
  • Janssen's publication of BM EA 588 (TopBib i2.721), published later as Janssen, J. J., 'An unusual donation stela', in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 49 (1963), 64-70 (OEB 10084)
  • discussion of Endesfelder, E., 'Über die Arbeiter der thebanischen Nekropole im Neuen Reich', in Günther, R. and Schrot, G. (eds), Sozialökonomische Verhältnisse im Alten Orient und im klassischen Altertum (1961), 88-93 (OEB 8360)
  • Janssen's work on p. Leiden I, 350
  • dating of ostraca, and changes in the Deir el-Medîna economy
  • Černý mediating access to the Museo Egizio in Turin for Janssen, via Ernesto Scamuzzi
  • exchange of off-prints and other publications

Janssen, Pater Jozef Marie Antoon - correspondence

13 letters from J. M. A. Janssen, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to J. M. A. Janssen.
Annual Egyptological Bibliography, and with the research of Pater Janssen, e.g. on the door-jambs in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 48832 (TopBib i2.777), and attestations of the ideal age of 110 years in Egyptian sources, including an Abusir graffito in the mastaba of Ptahshepses (TopBib iii2.342).

Jaroslav Černý Collection

  • Černý MSS
  • Collection
  • 1918-1988

Notebooks, notes, card indexes, copies of inscriptions, a corpus of transcribed hieratic ostraca and papyri, photographs, correspondence, and personal items.

  • Series 1 to 4, 6, 7 contain photographs, copies, transcriptions and translations of Egyptian texts, and photographs of objects and sites.
  • Series 5 contains articles and lectures, some unpublished.
  • Series 5 and 10 contain notes on Egyptian history.
  • Series 8, 14, 22, 24, 26 contain notes and indexes on lexicography and grammar and card indexes for a late Egyptian and general hieroglyphic dictionary.
  • Series 17 contains notebooks with transcriptions of texts from ostraca, graffiti, papyri and other monuments. There is a card index of ostraca with references to notebooks in series 28.
  • Series 18 and 23 contain Coptic notes and a card index for Coptic grammar.
  • Series 25 contains data on Egyptian personal names.
  • Series 33 is an etymological card index.

Černý, Jaroslav

Jouguet, Felix, A. - correspondence

1 letter from Jouguet, 1 letter from Jouguet family member (not identified).
A note from Jouguet about the understanding of some titles during the Graeco-Roman period; a Jouguet family member thanking Černý for his letter of condolence in response to Jouguet's death.

Junker, Hermann - correspondence

4 letters from Junker, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Junker.

  • reading a mixed hieratic/hieroglyphic inscription in the tomb of Sekhemka at Gîza
  • book exchange, especially Junker's Gîza expedition publications sent in exchange for publications and off-prints from Černý

Kahle, Paul E. Sr. - correspondence

1 letter from Kahle P. E. (Kahle senior) to Černý, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Kahle (senior).
Coptic manuscripts, Černý recommends contacting Plumley.

Kampmann, A. A. - correspondence

6 letters from Kampmann, 5 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Kampmann.

  • reviewing for Bibliotheca Orientalis (BiOr)
  • Černý's pupil Z. Žába invited to review for BiOr
  • publications by H. Grapow, A. de Buck
  • Congress of Oriental Studies in Prague, 1949, in which Černý was not able to participate

Kantor, Helene T. - correspondence

4 letters from Kantor.
Černý's visits to Chicago (professional and personal matters), and research interests of both correspondents. Černý enquired about an Amarna tablet with a hieratic docket.

Kaplony, Peter - correspondence

14 letters from Kaplony, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Kaplony.

  • Kaplony's studies of Late Egyptian
  • the presence of Late Egyptian elements in 18th Dynasty texts
  • texts dated to the reign of Kamose
  • Coptic etymologies, development of verbal forms
  • consultations with L. Habachi
  • meeting Černý at G. Nagel's in 1956
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