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Egypt. Thebes. East Bank. Karnak. Great Temple of Amun. Seventh Pylon. South Face. Obelisk of Tuthmosis III, now in Istanbul (note on pyramidion and copy of cartouches)

Note on the pyramidion and copy of the cartouches of an obelisk of Tuthmosis III, originally erected in front of the South Face of the Seventh Pylon in the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak, on the East Bank of Thebes, and now in Istanbul ("Obelisk of Theodosius") (TopBib ii.171):

  • pencil text and sketches on paper
  • loose, between Bonomi MSS 4.8 and Bonomi MSS 4.13
  • 5.2 x 8.5 cm
  • [on sketch] 'The W face of Pyramidion of the / obelisk of Constantinople / the god holds the king / by his right hand / and gives him life' (pencil note)

Note on two publications

Note on two publications:

  • pencil text on paper
  • loose, between Bonomi MSS 4.8 and Bonomi MSS 4.13
  • 5.2 x 8.2 cm
  • [text] 'The Churchman's / companion / Vol 6 / Masters Aldersgate / Scriptural Coincidences / J J Blunt' (pencil note)

Egypt. Thebes. West Bank. Location not known. Tomb of Amenemopet. Weighing of the heart scene and deceased led by Harsiesi to Osiris, Isis and Nephthys

Weighing of the heart scene and deceased led by Harsiesi to Osiris, Isis and Nephthys, from the Tomb of Amenemopet, location not known, on the West Bank of Thebes:

  • pencil sketch/tracing on tracing paper
  • mounted, together with Bonomi MSS 4.14 [Lower]
  • 19.5 x 8.3 cm
  • [on mount] 'Theban Tomb Amenemopet (Site unknown)' (pencil note, almost certainly by Dr Moss)
  • [on mount] '10' (pencil note)

Egypt. Inscribed headrest, provenance not know, formerly in Walter Hawkins collection, current location not known (sketch and copy of hieroglyphic inscription)

Sketch and copy of the hieroglyphic inscription of an inscribed headrest, provenance not know, formerly in Walter Hawkins collection, current location not known:

  • pencil sketch on paper
  • mounted
  • 11.1 x 18.1 cm
  • [on sketch] 'In the Col of / Walter Hawkins Esq' (pencil note)

Journal: 1922-1925 (1st to 3rd seasons)

Tutankhamun excavation journal 1922-1925, and miscellaneous notes

  • 148 numbered pages
  • Manuscript entries, with some drawings and pages with affixed newspaper cuttings

Howard Carter's excavation journal for the tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1925, covering the first-third seasons

  • Most entries are by Carter
  • Entries between December 5th and 27th, 1922 (pages 43 to 47) are by Arthur Mace

Also, Carter's miscellaneous notes on Tutankhamun and other subjects:

  • Notes on Synopsis
  • The Legend of Osiris
  • Nomenclature of certain Districts of the Theban Necropolis
  • Records of Royal Tomb Robberies
  • The First Theban Kingdom
  • Protocol of Tut-Ankh-Amen

Newspaper cuttings

  • The Times
    • 31 May 1923
    • 23 July 1923
    • 24 July 1923
    • 5 January 1924
    • 7 January 1924
    • 12 February 1924
    • 14 February 1924

Carter, Howard

Howard Carter's diary for 1922

Howard Carter's appointment diary for 1922

  • Letts's - No. 46 - Indian and Colonial - Rough Diary - 1922
  • Carter's activities in Egypt include departures and arrivals, lunch appointments, meetings with officials and colleagues, and his excavations
  • Contains the first records on the tomb of Tutankhamun and its discovery
  • Significant dates include:
    • 4th November 1922: "First steps of tomb found"
    • 5th November 1922: "Discovered tomb under tomb of Ramses VI Investigated same & found seals intact."
    • 26th November 1922: "Open second doorway about 2 4 5 pm. Advised Engelbach."

Carter, Howard

"Tu tanks have just arrived"

  • Comic postcard.
  • "Tu tanks have just arrived!".
  • Issued by Inter-Art Co., London.
  • "Comique" Series no. 4491.
  • Mailed on Thursday, 27 May 1926.
  • Postcard sent by R. Wilman to Miss D. Dixon, 7 Victoria Buildings, Morecambe.

"Tutankamen in the Case with Cleopatra again!"

  • Comic postcard.
  • "What do yer think, Bill? —when I opened up this morning, there was Tutankamen in the Case with Cleopatra again!".
  • Issued by Micks Comics.
  • 110.
  • Published by E. A. Eden (Offset) Ltd, [London].
  • Printed in England.
  • Not mailed.

Giza, Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground

Giza, the Pyramids of Khafra [Khephren] and Menkaure with the Tomb of Khentkaus in the foreground:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 25.7 cm
  • [on mount] 'The second & third Pyramids of Gizeh. Sunrise. / The building in the centre is an old Tomb / Sketch taken from the Well S of the great Pyramid.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '10' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'The second and third Pyramids of Gizeh. / Sunrise. 2 Dec. 1842. The building in the centre is an old Tomb. / Sketch taken from the Well S. of the Great Pyramid, near / our tent.' (pencil note)

Cover

  • Original cloth-binding re-backed retaining original half roan spine
  • 33 x 44 cm
  • Traces of a (now lost) album title-plate, which measured 10.5 x 6 cm, on exterior of front cover board.

Bilbeis, waterwheel or sakia [sakieh]

A waterwheel, or sakia [sakieh], beneath a Rhamnus tree (a species of buckthorn), at Bilbeis:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.4 x 25.7 cm
  • [on mount] 'Water wheel at Belbies under a large Rhammas Tree.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '1' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Water wheel at Belbeis, under a large Rhamnus Tree. / On the S. side of the village. / 22nd January 1843.' (pencil note)

Bilbeis, view of the settlement

View of the settlement at Bilbeis:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.5 x 25.9 cm
  • [on mount] 'Belbies from the SW.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '2' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Belbeis from the S.W. / 25th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)

Abu Tufla, Tarfu tree (tamarisk)

A Tarfu tree (tamarisk) at Abu Tufla:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 25.9 cm
  • [on mount] Tarfu Mee near the Well at Abu Tufla.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '4' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Tarfu Tree near the Well at Abu Tuflä / between Salahiah and Bir Abu ruk / 31st Jan. 1st Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)

Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins of the citadel

Ruins of the citadel at Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.4 x 25.9 cm
  • [on mount] 'Ruins of the Citadel at Pelusium.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '5' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of the Citadel at Pelusium. / 17th Feb 1843.' (pencil note) [originally 16th, corrected to 17th]

Abu Zaabal, a nearby mosque

A mosque near Abu Zaabal:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.5 x 25 cm
  • [on mount] 'Mosque N.N.E. Abu Zaabel.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '6' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] ''Mosque N.N.E. Abu Zaabel / 12th Jan 1843' (pencil note)

Salhieh (Salhiya), Fellah village nearby

Fellah village near Salhieh (Salhiya):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.5 x 25.7 cm
  • [on mount] 'Fellah Village Salhiah.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '7' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] ''Fellah Village near my Tent(?). / Salhiah. 23rd Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)

Birket el-Fil

Birket el-Fil:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 25.8 cm
  • [on mount] 'Berket el Hiel from Seba el Muchfer.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '8' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Birket El Fiel from Seba El [xxx]fer(?). / 30th Jan. 1843.' (pencil note)

Cairo, Mausoleum of Amir Tankizbugha in the Northern Cemetery

Mausoleum of Amir Tankizbugha in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.2 x 25.7 cm
  • [on recto of watercolour] 'النجعاوية' {= Al-Tanjizawia} (ink note)
  • [on mount] 'The Mosque Etingozamēa to the E. of the Citadel - Cairo.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '9' (pencil note)
    -[on verso of watercolour] 'The Mosque Etingezawēa to the E. of the Citadel / Cairo / 13th Dec 1842.' (pencil note)

Gebel Maghara near el-Arish

Gebel Maghara near el-Arish:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 26 cm
  • [on mount] 'Gebel Moghrarra near El Arish / From the Summit of a high sand hill near Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '11' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Gebel Maghrarra near El Arish. / Gebel [xxx] (?) near El Arish. / from the summit of a high sand hill near Tel El Fadda. / looking S.E. / 15th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)

Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins

Ruins of Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.3 x 25.6 cm
  • [on mount] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '13' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Peluseum or Tel El Faramah(?) / from Tel El Fadda. 16th Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)

Tell el-Farama (Pelusium), ruins

Ruins of Tell el-Farama (Pelusium):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 35.1 x 25.8 cm
  • [on mount] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '12' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Peluseum from Tel El Fadda. / 17th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)

Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis), view from within the ruins

View from within the ruins of Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis):

  • watercolour with pencil details
  • mounted
  • 35.6 x 26.1 cm
  • [on mount] 'Ruins of Tel Euhudicah, looking Westward.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '14' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Ruins of Tel Juhudieah / from the summit looking to the Westward. / 27th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)

Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis), view of the ruins

View of the ruins of Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis):

  • watercolour with pencil details
  • mounted
  • 35.6 x 26.2 cm
  • [on mount] 'Tel Euhudicah, from the Necropolis on the Eastward.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '15' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'Tel Juhudieah / From the Necropolis on the Eastward. / 27th Feb 1843.' (pencil note)

Salhieh (Salhiya), a shadoof near Salhieh

A shadoof near Salhieh (Salhiya):

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • 26 x 35.5 cm
  • [on mount] 'A Sakieah near Salhicah.' (ink note)
  • [on mount] encircled '16' (pencil note)
  • [on verso of watercolour] 'A Sakieah near Salhieah. / 8 Feb. 1843.' (pencil note)
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