"Project XVIII. Babylonia - Nebuchad-Nezzar II: Fortifications in and around Babylon; Also hydraulic works"* 4 pages (3 single-sided + 1 double-sided) A preliminary document describing Nebuchadnezzar II's building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures with some plans, and summaries and notes from publications. Uphill's section headings:
Nebuchadnezzar fortifications at Babylon
Hammurabi temple foundations
Inundated area of Babylon
Suggested solution
Median wall
Suggested size
Outer city wall
Inner city wall
Babel platform
Borsippa
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XIII. The Monuments of Pepy II: a. Royal; b. Private tombs"* 14 pages (3 single-sided + 11 double-sided) Preliminary notes for the monuments of Pepy II, handwritten. Uphill's section headings:
Pepy II funerary complex, notes including measurements
Pepy II. Queens' pyramid complex, notes including measurements
Pepy II. Monuments (I), buildings, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Pepy II. Monuments (II), objects, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Temples and royal 'castle' enclosures, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Outside Egypt, objects with some bibliography
Private tombs
Saqqara royal cemetery, notes
Saqqara other than royal cemetery, list of tombs with some bibliography
Giza, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Heliopolis, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Dendera, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Balat, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Sixth Dynasty Ka-House temple complexes
Bubastis, list with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Teti
Pepy I
Abydos, list with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Pepy I?
Pepy II?
Hierakonpolis, notes including measurements
Pepy I
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XVI. Israel - The Temples of Jerusalem: I. Solomon's; II. Ezekial's ideal-based one; III. Herod's including citadel platform, also 2nd post-exilic shrine"* 70 pages (52 single-sided + 18 double-sided) Preliminary drafts and notes on Jerusalem temples, typewritten and handwritten notes, and includes summaries and notes of relevant publications. Uphill's section headings:
Middoth measurements
Draft plans:
Solomonic citadel and temple
Middoth. Plan of Herod's and Solomon's altars
The inner temple
Ezekial temple, with plan of gate
Bibliography and notes
Notes on Harem
Temple platform & court sizes
Comparative plan of Solomonic + Herod inner temple courts using equal cubits
Hecateus plan postexilic temple
Reconstruction, typescript and a series of draft plans with accompanying notes:
Josephus temple
Middoth temple
Reconstruction of citadel and temple
Minimal citadel reconstruction
The temple mount, typescript and a series of draft plans
T. C. M. Mitchell notes on house of pharaoh's daughter
Photocopies made from relevant publications
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XIX. Persia - Sassanian: A. Shapur I - Nahrawan canal system; B. Monuments of Shapur II - Khandak Sabur canal system"* 8 single-sided pages A preliminary document describing Shapur I and Shapur II's building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures, and photocopies from publications. Uphill's section headings:
Nahrawan canal system
Urban area
The Iranian canal system of Shapur I
Further cities of Shapur I
Khandak Sabur canal system
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women"* 14 single-sided pages Two drafts for a general article or lecture on Hatshepsut's background, reign, monuments and buildings, annotated typescripts. Uphill's section headings:
Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women, earlier draft
Introduction
Family background
Politics. The succession problem
Names and titles
Representation on royal monuments
Punt expedition
The Sed festival
Great officials
Lesser officials
Daily life
Foreign trade and intercourse
Buildings and monuments
Private monuments
Burial equipment
Changes in art
Eradication of the names and inscriptions of the queen
Later deletion from the King Lists
Hatshepsut monument survey. With Nubia
Ma'etkare Hatshepsut dates
Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women, later draft incorporating corrections from the earlier one
Same headings as the earlier draft, it ends with the section 'Later deletion from the King Lists' and does not include the final two sections present in the earlier draft
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Domestic architecture and its urban setting in ancient Egypt. Part II: Palaces"* 192 pages (187 single-sided + 5 double-sided) Incomplete drafts, typewritten with annotations, the palaces of ancient Egypt form the second section of a planned but unpublished publication. See Uphill MSS 4.24 for the first part. There is a publication plan, a primary publication draft incorporating carbon copies, a few drafts for additional chapters, a revised draft for the chapter on Malkata, appendices and notes. Uphill's section headings:
Publication plan with notes, 10 pages (9 single-sided + 1 double-sided), quarto size paper, handwritten and typewritten with annotations
Part II. Palaces
Generalities
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Malkata
Amarna
Nineteenth Dynasty
Palace of Ramesses II in Ramesseum
Twentieth Dynasty
Ramesses III at Medinet Habu
Nineteenth Dynasty (sic)
Palace of Merneptah at Memphis
Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Palace of Apries
Short summary to conclude
Illustration lists
Palaces. Sizes
Primary publication draft, 115 single-sided pages, quarto size, typewritten, annotated with some drawings, and one handwritten note. All chapters include the original typewritten draft along with its carbon copy except for 'The imperial city' section at the end
The early dynastic palaces
The Old Kingdom palace
The Middle Kingdom palace
Deir el Ballas
Malkata
Site plan
The temple (pr) of Amun
The audience pavilion
The harem and servant's quarters
The west villas and officials' houses
The middle palace
The private palace of the king
The south palace and dependencies
Construction
Decoration
The imperial city
Table 1. W. Asia capitals
Table 2. Egyptian capitals and residences
Table 3. Aegean citadels and walled enclosures
Chapter draft, 11 single-sided pages, quarto size paper, typewritten with annotations, perhaps produced later than the primary publication draft
The royal palaces of El Amarna
Introductory
Generalities
Residence boundaries
Great north palace
North palace
Central palace
Coronation hall
The bridge
The "estate" palace
Maru Aten
Conclusions
Chapter draft, 11 single-sided pages, A4 size paper, typewritten with annotations, produced later than the primary publication draft
The Delta residence of Ramesses II
Introductory
Exploration
Khatana
Qantir
Reconstruction of the city site
The palace - temple sector
The palace
Public halls and rooms
Private apartments
The temples
Conclusions
Revised draft of the Malkata chapter from the primary text draft (see above), 36 single-sided pages, A4 size paper, typewritten with annotations
"An Heretical History of Egypt Commencing with the Egyptians' Concept of the Beginning of Time or Eternity Past and Future Followed by the Creation of the Universe and Continuing Down until the End of the First Dynasty c.3100 BC"* 91 pages (74 single-sided + 17 double-sided) Incomplete typewritten and handwritten drafts with annotations and drawings, with some additional notes, the early history of ancient Egypt based on historical records with cross reference material relating to other world cultures, a publication plan, drafts for some sections, and notes for others. Uphill's section headings:
Astronomical periods
The cosmic year
The galactic year
The great or processional year
Egyptian duration texts
Creation
Fuller phases of creation and Egyptian cosmogeny
Egyptian cycles of years
A possible explanation of Herodotus's account of Egyptian solar cycles
The Biblical day and year cycle of Yahwe
Duration of the gods
Similarities of Egyptian and Indian Universes
Ḏt r Nḥḥ eternity to eternity
Rest periods in the life of the universe(s)
Ancient Egyptian "moments of time" really great year cycles
The great distances travelled by Re and the time they take to accomplish
Minimum figures for the travel distances of Re
Maximum figures for the travel distances of Re
The king's great span of distances and time
The concept of Horus and Thoth as Ptah's mind and speech
The classical writers references to datings in Egyptian prehistory
The gods Re and Brahma age and their lives end
Further Indian religious parallels with Egypt
The voyages of Re in his solar bark and their time cycles
The counting of later periods of time: Sothic cycles as a means of counting backwards
A parallel system of counting in Sumerian chronology
Sothis "opener of the year"
Egyptian calendars
The festival [hieroglyphs] Ḏt or of eternity
The cycle termed the "era of Horakhti"
Spell 175 Ani
Passages from the Book of Gates
Sepi
The great cosmic serpent
The idea behind the cosmic serpent image
How the Egyptians may measure light speed using Iteru length units
Duration of the sun god's voyages in the heavens
Length of the Sothic cycle
Scheme adopted for cycles
Relationship with the year discrepancy
Sothic cycle evidence
Note on Herodotus sun movement
Miscalculated reading of precessional year count
Farina scheme for Turin Papyrus prehistory
Hebrew tradition of generations
Chronological scheme
Identifications of gods with development phases a. Cosmic and pre-settlement deity identifications b. Terrestrial and post-settlement deity identifications
Nebulae
Sumerian creation cycle
Hebrew creation periods and generations span
Indian world chronology
Indian world ages
Brahma time periods
Maru duration
Brahma duration
Jain chronology
Buddhist chronology
Dating based on Nile sedimentation relevant to Turin Papyrus
The Maya chronological cycles and calendar system
First Dynasty label annals
Building shown on Dynasty 1 labels
Palermo Stone annals
First Dynasty annals
Related material, moved here from a miscellaneous group of Uphill's unsorted loose notes, 2 handwritten pages, brief notes on the cult of Ra, the creation myth, and sun worship
"Project XIV. Hyksos fortifications: a. Palestine; b. Lebanon; c. Syria; d. Egypt"* 26 pages (25 single-sided + 1 double-sided) An almost complete publication draft on Hyksos fortifications, mostly typewritten with some handwritten pages and notes. Uphill's section headings with additional descriptions:
Hyksos fortifications, a handwritten table of contents(?) with a list of sites
List of sites from Säve-Söderbergh, T. 1951. The Hyksos rule in Egypt. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 37, 53-71 (OEB 3089)
Hyksos fortifications gazetteer, a 19-page typescript with a few annotations, and three additional typed pages, perhaps appendices to the main text. The documentation includes the following sub-headings:
Palestine
Major military bases
Large cities
Large towns
Small towns
Small settlements
Fortlets
Towns of uncertain scale yet to be established
Possible MBIIB sites with Hyksos forts
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Lebanon
Large towns
Syria
Major military bases
Large cities
Scale uncertain and yet to be established
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Egypt
Capital
Possible large cities
Possible cities for comparison
Large towns
Small towns
Small settlements
Fortlets
Towns of uncertain scale yet to be established
Possible MBIIB sites with Hyksos forts
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Hyksos scarabs from Palestinian locations, list of site names, perhaps an appendix to the main text
Towns in Palestine apparently destroyed by Ahmose, list of site names, perhaps an appendix to the main text
Sites burnt or destroyed in period 1550-1500 BC, and Sites continuing in LBI but possibly with some interruption and renewal, lists of site names, perhaps appendices to the main text
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"The First and Last Pharaohs - I. Menes - Narmer; List of possible photos and line drawings"* 297 pages (289 single-sided + 8 double-sided), quarto size paper An incomplete publication draft on the reigns of Menes (Narmer) and Diocletian. There is a full draft for the first section on Menes (Narmer). This section includes several drafts for some sections, additional notes and bibliographic references and notes. The section for Diocletian is preliminary and mostly consists of bibliographic references and notes. There is also a publication proposal. The whole group consists of mainly annotated typescripts, some handwritten notes, and summaries and notes made from relevant publications. Uphill's section headings:
Publication proposal and preliminaries, 42 single-sided typewritten and handwritten pages, annotated
The Development and Continuity of Egypt between Menes and Diocletian c. 3150 BC - AD 284
The First and Last Pharaohs: Menes and Diocletian
Publicity summary
Uphill's C. V.
Programme
Part I. Menes
Part II. Diocletian
Chapters or section headings
Line drawing figures: Narmer
Line drawing figures: Diocletian - tetrarchy
Revised chapter headings
Notes used for drafting part of the publication, 66 single-sided typewritten pages, annotated, including:
How Memphis became the largest city in the ancient world
Notes for chapters 13-15
Notes on royal annals, especially the Palermo Stone
Publication draft
Part I: Menes, 159 single-sided typewritten pages, annotated
Who was the real Menes?
Identification
Egyptian prehistory and 'Predynastic' states
The unification and dual monarchy: infrastructure and government
The Egyptian calendar and its possible links with the unification
The discovery and significance of the Great Deposit at Hierakonpolis
Royal hunting and sports
Warfare under Menes
Egypt over the border
a. Menes in Palestine
b. Sinai contacts
The great walls of Menes
a. General features of the Nile and Egyptian irrigation
b. Suggested reconstruction of the Memphite hydraulic works
The foundation of the 'White Wall' settlement at Memphis
The building programme of Menes
a. Fortresses and forts
b. Towns and royal residences
c. Contemporary foreign towns
d. Temples and shrines
Apotheosis: the Sed-festival of Menes (Narmer)
Where and how was Menes buried?
a. Hierakonpolis evidence versus that from Abydos
b. Objects associated with First Dynasty tombs indicating actual burial places
The tomb of queen Neithhotep at Naqada: its architecture and contents
Table of First Dynasty tomb dimensions
Part II: Diocletian, 30 annotated typewritten and handwritten pages (22 single-sided + 8 double-sided)
Bridging section with a summary of main events, etc., in the thirty-four centuries after Narmer, followed by three chapters. These will cover the political situation under the Tetrarchy in Egypt and the Roman Empire in general, followed by evidence as to the position of Diocletian as 'Pharaoh'. Wars and government of Egypt in summary and description of the major buildings erected at this time in Egypt, especially fortifications. [Copied from Uphill's publication proposal]
Preliminary notes on Diocletian
Egyptian Dating System; Pedigree (Diocletian); Provisional list of plates
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Domestic architecture and its urban setting in ancient Egypt. Part I: Houses and towns"* 133 single-sided pages Annotated typewritten draft on the houses and towns of ancient Egypt, forming the first section of an unpublished book. See Uphill MSS 4.25 for the second part. Uphill's section headings:
Draft, 2 + 131 pages, quarto size, typewritten with annotations
Title page
Table of contents
Part I - Houses and towns
Generalities
The Predynastic villages
The Early Dynastic house
The Old Kingdom town
The town of Queen Khent-kawes
The Middle Kingdom town
The town of Senusret II
The town of Ahmose
Akhetaten: the residence of Akhenaten and the city of the sun
El Amarna: the house of Nakht
El Amarna: the house of Hatiay
El Amarna: a middle class house V.37.1
El Amarna: the model house
El Amarna: the eastern village
Thebes: The southern capital and great metropolis of Upper Egypt
"Project III. Tod. The 11th Dynasty Temple"* 27 pages (20 single-sided + 7 double-sided) Documentation for 11th Dynasty temples, including a typewritten draft, handwritten notes and a draft plan. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
Incomplete draft for "The Eleventh Dynasty Temple", annotated typescript, 17 pages, which has an introduction, then a listing with brief descriptions of the relevant temples by site:
Abydos
Dendera
Ballas
Thebes (Karnak, Qurneh)
Armant
Gebelein
Handwritten notes which continue from the point the typescript finishes, with notes on:
Gebelein (used for the Gebelein entry in the typescript)
El Kab
Sinai
Tod
Hierakonpolis
Abydos
Medamoud
Heliopolis
Hermopolis
Ideas on 11 Dyn. temples
Amenhotep I
Thutmose IV
Sandstone of Nebhepetre
Limestone of Sankhkare
Middle Kingdom - 12th Dyn. temples
Draft plan of Tod temple
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Ancient Egyptian hydraulic works c. 3150 BC to c. 600 B.C. and later c. 300-280 B.C."* 94 single-sided pages Documentation for ancient Egyptian waterways, irrigation schemes and their mention in texts, typewritten drafts of a proposed publication(s), and the drafts for two articles published by Uphill using this documentation; see below for details. Also, one page from a related lecture and photocopied publications Description using Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
'Land area inundation water heights under Senusret I', one page from a lecture given by Uphill at University College London, 15-12-2005
Possible dates for the high flood levels after the Djoser seven year famine
Wadi Garawi dam dating
Estimated decline in Lake Moeris area and capacity Narmer to late Old Kingdom
Estimated increase in Lake Moeris area and capacity Amenemhat I or Senusret I
Estimated increase in Lake Moeris area and capacity post Amenemhat III to 450 BC
Possible use of Lake Moeris as a water supplier
Extent of Fayum Lake and province
Lake Moeris in the Saite Period
Lake Moeris entry channel
Size and location of Lake Moeris
Babylonia Lake
Wadi Tumilat canal
Possible increase in village settlements
Twenty-Second Dynasty Nile heights
Late Period Nile high floods
Possible enlargement of the Nile Valley agricultural land post-Senusert III
Estimated alluvium deposits in basins on average land area Senusert I 1950 BC - AD 1900
Uphill, Eric P. 2010. The significance of Nile heights recorded under the Twelfth Dynasty. In El-Aguizy, Ola and Mohamed Sherif Ali (eds), Echoes of eternity: studies presented to Gaballa Aly Gaballa, 67-76 (OEB 165232), two annotated typewritten drafts, variously titled Some new information on Nile flood heights under the Twelfth Dynasty, and, The significance of Nile heights recorded under the Twelfth Dynasty
Biahmu colossi courts
Uphill, Eric P. 2005. Irrigation basins and cultivated land under the Twelfth Dynasty. Trabajos de Egiptología - Papers on Ancient Egypt 4, 109-127 (OEB 160921), annotated draft
Correlation of Old Kingdom and Senusert I Nile inundation heights on fields
Nubian Nile height figures an explanation
Nubian spur dam positions and province divisions
Nubian high-level Nile inundation heights in the Middle Kingdom
Nubian reservoir capacity
Photocopies made from publications, some annotated
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project VI. Karnak"* 11 pages (5 single-sided + 6 double-sided) Preliminary documentation for a planned publication or project on Karnak temple, typewritten and handwritten notes and a draft. Uphill's section headings with some descriptions:
Amun temple
Middle Kingdom Karnak
Former temples and chapels, notes on the New Kingdom buildings in the Amun temple enclosure
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project VII. Thebes: a. General; b. 'Hanging Gardens'"* 26 pages (25 single-sided + 1 double-sided) Draft of a planned article or lecture(?) on Thebes, including a general description of Thebes with sections on Memphis and the 'Hanging Gardens of Thebes', a draft with typewritten and handwritten sections. Uphill's section headings with some descriptions:
Summary of Diodorus's description of the geography, buildings and history of Thebes and Memphis
Commentary: Thebes
Tomb of Osymandias [Ozymandias]
Memphis, four pages
The Hanging Gardens of Thebes, five pages
Mentuhotep
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep III
Birket Habu: harbour - circus, naumachia, summaries of relevant publications
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project X. Psamtek I: a. Buildings; b. Monuments; c. Butic Canal"* 11 pages (9 single-sided + 2 double-sided) Preliminary documentation on the monuments of Psamek I, mostly typewritten notes with some handwritten pages. Uphill's section headings, groups also include summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Butic Canal
Saite monuments and sites along the Butic Canal
Psamtek I monuments in Delta
Further sites
Postulated Saite centres rebuilt in North Delta nomes
The Butic Canal system
Butic River or Canal
Tell Qedwa fortress
French map for the Lake Manzilah area with the annotation "Bahar Bagar"
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XI. a. The buildings and monuments of Ptolemy II + monuments; b. Canal extension - reclamation land Fayum; c. Alexandria harbour works?"* 2 single-sided pages A preliminary listing of the monuments of Ptolemy II, typewritten. NB Although Uphill's note refers to 'Canal extension - reclamation land Fayum', no relevant documentation is present. Uphill's heading, with description, includes summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Ptolemy II buildings
Summaries of relevant publications
Notes on the Alexandria harbour
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XII. Darius I Wors.: a. Cities; b. Roads; c. Nile - Red Canal"* 6 pages (4 single-sided + 2 double-sided) Preliminary draft listing of the monuments of Ptolemy II, typewritten and handwritten notes. Uphill's section headings. Mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Darius cities
Hydraulic projects III: Nile - Red Sea canals
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project IA - Ramesses III. Buildings and funerary endowment details"* 42 pages (11 single-sided + 31 double-sided) Documentation for the buildings and monuments of Ramesses III, including Uphill's mostly handwritten and some typewritten summaries and notes copied from relevant publications and documents, also a draft site plan. Uphill's section headings include:
Papyrus Harris
Ramesses III Temples (Erichsen, W. 1933. Papyrus Harris I: Hieroglyphische Transkription (OEB 139068)
Conspectus of Ramesses III undertakings (Papyrus Harris)
Ramesses III building complex figures
Ramesses III wars (mostly notes made from publications)
Further possible Ramesses III towns
Ramesses III. Temple elements
Ramesses III. Building complex figures
Heliopolis - Ramesses? enclosure, plan with measurements
The great enclosure wall of Ka-em-Kemet
Possible road station
Tree planting on roads etc.
Beth Shan (mostly notes made from publications)
Further sites in Jordan
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project II. Mentuhotep II. "Funerary City" Thebes. Notes on 11th Dynasty Tombs etc."* 24 pages (7 single-sided + 17 double-sided) Preliminary handwritten notes on the temple of Mentuhotep II Nebhepetre and contemporaneous 11th Dynasty private tombs at Thebes. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
19 records with notes for 11th Dynasty tombs at Thebes, probably mostly copied from PM TopBib
Tomb inventory Mentuhotep Deir el Bahari
Tomb of 11th Dynasty General Antef & causeway kiosk of Thutmose III, etc.
Mentuhotep temple, with a plan of possible reconstruction of the causeway
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Ramesses III: Last of the Great Pharaohs or Penultimate Great Pharaoh"* 87 pages (81 single-sided + 6 double-sided) Documentation for Ramesses III's building projects and monuments, including typewritten and handwritten drafts and notes copied from relevant publications and some photocopies. In part, the same or similar in content to Uphill MSS 4.1-2. Uphill's section headings include:
Drafts, "Ramesses III: Last of the Great Pharaohs", three annotated typescripts, produced at different stages, varying in length (7, 12 and 10 pages), one dated June 1996
Summaries and extracts from related publications
Cities, fortresses and enclosures
Conspectus of Ramesses III buildings in Egypt and other locations outside Egypt
Foundations of Ramesses III in Asia from text and other sources
Plans of sites photocopied from other publications
Tree planting
Possible road stations and rest houses or inns
Comparisons [monuments in Egypt, Persia, India and China]
The harem conspiracy
The witchcraft plot
Notes made at a K. A. Kitchen lecture at the E.E.S. 06-12-2003, 'Ramesses III: towards a true history?'
Uphill's comments on Porter, Robert M. 2008. A note on Ramesses IV and 'Merneptah' at Beth Shean. Tel Aviv 35 (2), 244-248 (OEB 215340)
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project IV. Hydraulic wonders of Egypt"* 72 pages (63 single-sided + 9 double-sided) Documentation for ancient Egyptian waterways and irrigation schemes, and references mentioning these in texts, typewritten drafts with some handwritten notes. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
Nile heights. Breasted. Palermo Stone
Palermo Stone water heights using Wilkinson
Hydraulic projects I: Menes basin scheme
Qusheisha dyke
Suggested figures for "Menes" dykes
Scheme for Menes dykes
The original (?) basin system on the Nile - possible unification period date
The Nubian province land area under cultivation
Channels of the Nile through the Delta in antiquity
Figures relating to lands watered by shaduf raising
The dating of the Gisr Gadalla and Gisr Bahlawan and possible date of Qushesha dyke
Fayum Lake levels
Hydraulic projects II: Lake Moeris and the Biahmu statues of Amenemhat III
The Fayum system
Copy of a letter addressed to [Robert M. Porter], dated 05-11-2006, regarding Palermo Stone annals and Nile heights, with an attached draft, notes and relevant photocopies made from publications
Photocopies made from publications, some annotated
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project I - Egypt - Ramesses III Yedhudiya Temple & Site"* 23 pages (7 single-sided +16 double-sided) Documentation for the temple of Ramesses III at Tell el-Yahudiyeh, including typewritten and handwritten summaries and notes copied from relevant publications and Uphill's draft site plan. Uphill's section headings include:
Lewis, T. Hayter 1882. Tel-el-Yahoudeh (the Mound of the Jew). Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 7, 177-192 (OEB 143760)
Brugsch, E. 1886. On et Onion. Recueil de travaux relatifs à la philologie et à l'archéologie égyptiennes et assyriennes 8, 1-9 (OEB 135502)
Naville, Edouard and F. Ll. Griffith 1890. The mound of the Jew and the city of Onias: Belbeis, Samanood, Abusir, Tukh el Karmus. 1887 / The antiquities of Tell el Yahûdîyeh, and miscellaneous work in Lower Egypt during the years 1887-1888 (OEB 146187)
Notes on British Museum Tell el-Yahudiyeh tiles, K.1-K.14
Daressy, Georges 1911. Plaquettes émaillées de Médinet-Habou. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 11, 49-63 (OEB 137749)
Medinet Habu, Palace of Ramesses III, tiles
Papyrus Harris
Scheme of growth and evolving after DeM de B. (DuBarry de Merval?)
Yehudijeh - revised scheme of Ramesses III enclosure
Comparison data: Per Atum and Per Ramesses
Plan
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
Documentation collected for publication projects, papers or lectures, mostly unpublished. One group was originally housed in a series of folders called Projects I to XIX. Other unnumbered projects were also collected and kept in folders marked with the project's name, some of which have similar content to some of the Projects I-XIX. Some projects are almost publication-ready, while others are only represented by a few preliminary notes.
Publication documentation for Uphill, Eric P. 2000. Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara labyrinth of king Amenemhat III. Studies in Egyptology. London; New York: Kegan Paul International, OEB 45200. Based on Eric Uphill's M.A. thesis. 423 pages (400 single-sided + 23 double-sided).
1.1. Typewritten draft 'Recording the Labyrinth site and earlier views expressed on it', 158 pages with 1 handwritten page for index:
Draft reviewed and annotated by Harry Smith;
Smith’s report on the same, dated 20-03-1993;
Smith's covering letter to Uphill, dated 20-03-1993.
1.2. Earlier annotated typewritten draft of 'Recording the Labyrinth site and earlier views expressed on it', 149 pages, with related documentation, typed and handwritten notes, photographs and plans copied from publications.
1.3. Typeset proof of Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara Labyrinth of king Amenemhat III, xiv + 102 pages.
1.4. 3½" floppy disk, 2 files are different versions of the publication text.
Notes on myths of the Ancient Near East: Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites:
Myths of creation - Theogony, Theomachy - Ea and Apsu, The Birth of Marduk, Marduk and Tiamat, Creation of the World, Creation of man, Coronation of Marduk, Hymn to Marduk.
Tammuz and Ishtar.
Etana and the Eagle.
Nergal and Ereshkigal.
Epic of Irra.
Myth of Adapa.
Epic Lays.
Legend of Sargon.
Gilgamesh.
Hittite Myths.
Ugaritic Myths.
Conclusion.
Definitions of "myth".
Notes on Lambrechts Pierre, "Les fêtes 'phrygiennes' de Cybèle et d'Attis", Bulletin de l'Institut historique belge de Rome 27 (1952), p. 141-170, and on Landsberger, B. "Jahreszeiten Im Sumerisch-Akkadischen", Journal of Near Eastern Studies 8 (3-4) (1949), p. 248-272, p. 273-297.
Notes on Berghe, L. Venden, "Reflexions critiques sur la nature de Dumuzi-Tammuz", La Nouvelle Clio 6 (1954), p. 298-321.
Notes on Dumuzi from multiple publications by Kramer.
Notes on Ritual calendar.
Index cards with bibliographical references for Burkert, W. and Fontenrose, J.
List of references for comparative mythology.
Offprint/Photocopy:
Chapter "Cosmogony" in Schafer, Edward Hetzelon, Pacing the Void: T'ang Approaches to the Stars, Berkeley (1977).
Receipt of private sale of lot 202 from Sotheby's (7 May 1980).
Watercolour "Shoulder of Ben Hee" by John Pedder:
Note regarding the watercolour (31 May 1983).
Correspondence from Bing, Michael at Sotheby's regarding the watercolour (1 letter / 6 June 1983).
Recommendation for sale of watercolour (9 June 1983).
Property receipt for watercolour (14 June 1983).
Agreed reserve for watercolour (30 August 1983).
Receipt for watercolour (30 August 1983).
Settlement statement for watercolour (30 September 1983).
17th century cope hood:
Recommendation for sale and property receipt from Sotheby's of 17th century cope hood (28 November 1983), with Gurney's handwritten note "asked for it back 12/5/84".
Wooded river landscape in the style of Edward Charles Williams:
Correspondence from Williams, E. at Sotheby's (1 letter / 1 December 1983).
Recommendation for sale of painting (22 December 1983).
Receipt (16 February 1984).
Receipt (23 February 1984).
Five ancient Egyptian pottery vessels:
Correspondence to/from Sotheby's detailing Gurney's sale of the vessels, which had been presented to his parents in 1912 by his uncle Professor John Garstang after an excavation (3 letters / 17 April 1988 - 27 April 1988).
Property contract for the sale of the vessels (26 May 1988).
Recommendation for the sale of the vessels (10 June 1988).
Details of agreed reserve for the vessels (12 December 1988).
Correspondence from Forge, Oliver at Sotheby's (1 letter / 4 January 1989).
Sale no. 27539 (Scripophily & Paper Money):
Receipt of sale from Phillips (2 February 1989).
Details of lot numbers from Phillips (2 February 1989).
Offprint/Photocopy:
Sotheby Sale Catalogue (Catalogue of the Amherst Collection of Egyptian & Oriental Antiquities), London (13-17 June 1921), p. 74-79 ("Objects from Tell El Amarna").
Newspaper articles:
Alberge, Dalya and Daniel McGrory, "Smuggled art clampdown by Sotheby's", ? (17 December 1997), p. ?.
Farrell, Stephen, Dalya Alberge, Jill Sherman and Richard Owen, "Sotheby's suspends second employee: DTI inquiry into London art market", ? (7 February 1997), p. ?.
Farrell, Stephen, "Secrets of the chandelier bids", The Times, (7 February 1997), p. 17.
Watson, Peter, "Sotheby's must show it is clean", ? (3 March 1997), p. 20.
? , "A reasonable bid: Sotheby's imperfect inquiry has still yielded worthwhile results", The Times, (17 December 1997), p. ?.
?, "Art and Craft: How Sotheby's can clear its name", ? (7 February 1997), p. ?.
Correspondence from Anlağan, Tanju (1 letter / 20 July 1978).
Correspondence from Dönmez, Ahmet (1 letter / 25 August 1974).
Correspondence from Ertem, Hayri (1 letter / not dated).
Correspondence from Gümrükçüoğlu, Rahmi (1 letter / 9 December 1982).
Correspondence from Ireland, Stanley (1 letter / 15 June 1995).
Correspondence from Özgen, Engin (1 letter / 14 February 1992).
Correspondence to/from Sevin, Veli (2 letters / 12 December 1995 - 15 February 1996).
Correspondence from Süel, Aygül (1 greeting card / not dated).
Correspondence to Teikinoz, ? (1 letter + 2-page photocopy of application form / 31 May 1979).
Correspondence from Yardimci, Nurettin (1 letter / 18 November 1983).
Notes and Miscellaneous:
Gurney's brief note titled "Report on a Visit to Yazilikaya" (26 September 1981).
Contact details for Farouk El Omari.
Visitor pamphlet "Ankara and its Environs".
Flight details from London to Istanbul for Summer 1986.
Circular from the "International Symposium on Settlement and Housing in Anatolia Through the Ages", Istanbul (5-7 June 1996).
Information on the "Habitat II Conference", Istanbul (3-14 June 1996).
Bibliography titled "Alevi/Alaouites".
Booklet Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History, Ankara (1986).
Visitor pamphlet "Turquie: Anatolie Centrale".
Offprint/Photocpy:
Caneva, Isabella, "Mersin-Yumuktepe 1993", Orient Express 1994 (1), p. 7-8.
Newspaper and magazine cuttings:
Acar, Özgen and Melik Kaylan, "The Hoard of the Century", Connoisseur (1988), p. 74-83.
Acar, Özgen and Suzan Mazur, "The Dig that is Shaking Ancient History", Connoisseur (1989), p. 148-151.
Alpay, Şahln, "Şeriat gelsin diyen tek", SABAH (5 January 1994), p. 18-19.
Alpay, Şahln, "Alevi kültürü Chumhuriyetçi ideolojiyle uyum halinde...", SABAH (6 January 1994), p. ?.
Barchard, David, "Turkey’s unlikely hero", The Tablet (24 April 1993), p. 506-507.
Bretschneider, Joachim, "Nabada: The Buried City", Scientific American (October 2000), p. 62-69.
Davis, Derek, "The cave dweller of Capadoccia", Weekend Telegraph (18 May 1996), p. 28.
Finkel, Andrew, "Ankara claims treasures in British Museum", The Times (13 November 1993), p. ?.
Kaylan, Melik, "Who Stole the Lydian Hoard? A Case History Involving the Hottest Issue Confronting American Museums Today", Connoisseur (1987), p. 66-73.
Mortimer, Edward, "Friend when in need: The west holds Turkey at arm's length but relies on its support", Financial Times (28 April 1993), p. 14.
Saray, Thrace, "Simulators of the Lost Ark", The Economist (February 1995), p. ?.
Tarhan, Taner, "Yumuktepe’nin Karar Günü", Mozaik (1993), p. 21-22.
Ward, Diane, "In Anatolia, a massive dam project drowns traces of an ancient past", Smithsonian 21 (August 1990), p. 28-40.
Correspondence from ? at the Leeds General Infirmary (1 letter / 12 March 1974).
Correspondence from ?, Jill (1 letter / 1 October 1997).
Correspondence to ?, Edmond (1 letter / 12 November 1986).
Correspondence from B., B. (1 letter / not dated).
Correspondence from Kirkmann, G. (1 letter / June/July 1991).
Notes:
Footnotes on Babylonian music (p. 19).
Notes on Išme-Dagan V (3N-T 386).
Transliteration of Išme-Dagan V 2.5422.
Photocopy of facsimile of Sb 13931.
Transliteration and notes on Text XXI.
Offprints/Photocopies:
Wegner, Max, Griechenland: Musikgeschichte in Bildem Band II Musik des Altertums (Lieferung 4), 2nd revised ed. (Leipzig, 1970), p. 54-55.
Photocopy of section on "The Angular Harp" from unknown publication, p. 259.
Archaeologia musicalis 1/87, Study Group on Music Archaeology, International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM).
Bulletin of the International Council for Traditional Music 64 (April 1984).
Newspaper cuttings:
Collage of newspaper cuttings:
Fosburgh, Lacey, "Song heard again after 3,700 years", The Times (7 March 1974).
Gurney, O. R., "Assyrian Song", ? (11 March 1974).
Galpin, Brian, "Assyrian Song", ? (14 March 1974).
Lambert, W. G., "The Ugarit Tablet", ? (20 March 1974).
Ball, Ian, "3,700 yr-old love song is played again", Daily Telegraph (7 March 1974).
Eckert Jr., Thor, "Professor plays an 'oldy' - about 3,700 years: Assyrian discovery plucked on Sumerian lyre makes musical history", The Christian Science Monitor (date not known).
Fosburgh, Lacey, "World’s Oldest Song Reported Deciphered", The New York Times (6 March 1974).
Kilmer, Anne D. and Richard L. Crocker, "Assyrian Song", The Times (15 April 1974).
Spears, Lawrence M., "Musical Mystery: Was It the Rock of Ancients?", The National Observer (?).
Thayer, Paul, "Oldest Known Tune Performed", UC Clip Sheet 49 (29) (5 March 1974).
