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Jaroslav Černý Collection File
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Burton-Brown, T. - correspondence

2 letters from Burton-Brown.
Correspondence concerned with artefacts from the Manchester Museum (University of Manchester) collections, and the potential of infra-red photography.

Calverley, Amice Mary - correspondence

2 letters from Calverley and a note by Černý to introduce A. Calverley for her lecture given at the Egypt Exploration Society.
Abydos, personal matters, preferred pencils for epigraphy work (the Koh-i-noor brand). The introductory note for Calverley emphasises her achievements at Abydos.

Caminos, Ricardo A. - correspondence

4 letters from Caminos.
Gebel es-Silsila and Caminos' work on the site; records of Nile levels; also fieldwork, life at the excavations and various academic appointments.
References to Černý's travel to the USA.

Capart, Jean - correspondence

1 letter from Capart.
Letter confirming that Eva Jelínková (Eve Reymond) was accepted as a visitor in the library of Fondation Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. Capart also congratulates Černý on his new position in London.

Casales, Remo - correspondence

2 letters from Casales, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Casales.
An amateur Egyptologist inquiring about a translation of the Lord's Prayer in ancient Egyptian. J. Černý and A. H. Gardiner composed the prayer in Egyptian.

Cenival, Jean-Louis H. de - correspondence

2 letters from Cenival, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to de Cenival, and 1 reference letter concerning the publication of Abusir papyri.
The publication of Abusir papyri, and Černý recommending their publication.

Clarendon Press - correspondence

1 letter from the Clarendon Press, 1 draft of a letter from Černý to the Secretary of the Clarendon Press, both typewritten.
Brief correspondence concerning the possibility of publication of the Coptic Etymological dictionary, the Press had comments as to whether the Nag Hammadi lexicon should also be included, as well as other formalities. Černý was considering a publication in Germany, to which the Press had no objections.

Clère, Jacques Jean - correspondence

12 letters from Clère.
Excavations; travel plans of both Egyptologists; personal matters; the situation in Czechoslovakia after February 1948 as observed by Clère during the 1949 congress.

Curto, Silvio - correspondence

6 letters from Curto.
Ostraca and papyri in the Museo Egizio di Torino. Curto anticipated that Černý would publish a catalogue of Turin hieratic ostraca.

Dawson, Warren Royal - correspondence

46 letters from Dawson, 4 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Dawson.
Biographies of Egyptologists for inclusion in Who was Who in Egyptology, including Černý's suggestion to include portraits and examples of the handwriting of individual Egyptologists; further themes discussed in the letters included papyri and New Kingdom history.

Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane - correspondence

  • Desroches-Noblecourt - Černý MSS 21.51-3, 1529-50, 2383, 2386, 2395-401, 2423-42, 2476
  • File
  • 1946-1970
  • Part of Jaroslav Černý Collection

45 letters from Desroches-Noblecourt, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Desroches-Noblecourt.
7 letters from Desroches-Noblecourt to M. Černý, 1 draft letter from M. Černý to Desroches Noblecourt.
Professional and personal matters:

  • objects in the Louvre, including technical description of papyri provided by Desroches-Noblecourt.
  • transcriptions of texts
  • UNESCO campaign in Nubia, and mapping of graffiti
  • the arrangement of UNESCO contracts, lodgings and expenses for Černý
  • family contacts
  • In 1948, Desroches-Noblecourt referred to the political situation in Czechoslovakia
  • In correspondence with M. Černý, Desroches-Noblecourt referred to posthumous publications of J. Černý and discussed the participation of S. Sauneron and S. Groll with various proposed publication projects

Development of Egyptian Coffins

Manuscript of an article, a study on the development of Egyptian coffins with an analysis of their texts, 124 pages.
-Manuscript, an outline on the development of Egyptian coffins, Černý MSS 5.9
-Slip index, created during the preparation of the manuscript, Černý MSS 5.10

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