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Philological notes

Notebook titled 'WORDS' containing handwritten notes on hieroglyphs, including occurences of hieroglyphs, references to published sources, variations of different hieroglyphs and translations. Part of the notebook includes lists of hieroglyphs organised by subject.

The notebook is no longer held together at the spine and contains a lot of loose pages and pieces of paper.

Notes on nomes

Ringbound notebook containing mostly handwritten notes on nomes, with some additional loose notes, some of which appear to have been cut from other notebooks. First half of the notebook is on nomes in Lower Egypt and the second half on Upper Egypt. Both sections start with a list of the nomes in numerical order and the notes are arranged accordingly. Some pages are titled but do not contain any notes.

The first half of the notebook contains notes on nomes in Lower Egypt including Predynastic nome insignia, titles connected with nomes in Lower Egypt, Thoth and Thoth priests, the Ibis and other animals associated with nomes. There is also the following loose material:

-handwritten notes on the 12th nome of Lower Egypt and sketches of a calf

-typed notes on the name of the 15th nome of Lower Egypt, with draft of a letter to Alan (probably Alan Gardiner)

-handwritten notes on Thenessus and the nome of Nesyt

The second half of the notebook contains notes on nomes in Upper Egypt and the animals associated with the nomes. There is also the following loose material:

-typed and handwritten notes on Coptos

-cutting of an image of an engraving with the caption 'Nilinsel aus dem Sonnen-tempel des Neuserre' [Island in the Nile river from the sun temple of Neuserre]

-handwritten notes on Abydos and tracing

-handwritten notes on the 13th nome which appear to have been taken from other notebooks, also a note written by Diana Magee

The notebook also includes the following references: to a 'notebook on Sais and folder'; a 'Harpoon folder'; and 'see Folder Pig'.

Notebook on topics including objects, flora, fauna, products, places and gods

Notebook labelled by John Harris 'Miscellaneous Notes' with an index at the front containing notes on objects, flora, fauna, products, places and gods. It includes examples of attestations of words, variant writings, expressions or other terms formed by or including them, and some ancient Egyptian texts/hymns in translation.

Includes handwritten notes on:

  • objects (censers, bird traps, djed pillar, netjer pole, furniture, mirrors, sandals, tjet knot, chariots, flail and crock)

  • flora (plants, trees including conifers, cedar, cypress , woods including ebony, grain and wheat)

  • fauna (dogs, camels, giraffes, deer, oryx and a fauna bibliography)

  • products (natron, incense, myrrh, methods of tapping resin)

  • places (Lebanon, Byblos, “the land of the god”, Zahi, Retjenu, Phoenicia, place names in Syria)

  • gods (Osiris, Atum-Kheprer [also referred to as Atum-Kheper or Atum-Kepri], Iah, Adonis and Attis, Neferhetep, hieroglyph for God [R8] and variants)

Also includes notes on funerary offerings, the word sedj in seals, circumcision and the ritual of embalming.

Pages 3-4, 48-49, 51-59, 61-69 and 72-75 have been cut out. According to the index at the front of the notebook these pages include notes on:
-trees and wood (merw-wood, wan-wood, Peqer tree)
-animals (pig, cat, rat, mouse, lion, fox, wolf, jackal, ass, porcupine, jerboa, hippopotamus, elephant, hyena, monkey, baboon, bat, hedeghog, bear, ichneum, leopard, hare, addax, kudu, goat, ibex, dorcas gazelle)

Dates: There are references to publications up to 1925. Notes appear to have been added at different times.

Notes on the pomegranate, boomerang and ensigns on pots

Notebook with index at the front.

Notes on hieroglyphs and early versions of composite signs formed with the standard or sacred pole [R12] including:
-Pomegranate tree
-Boomerang
-Harpoon
-with the hieroglyph for sand dunes on top [N25]
-with the Min emblem on top [R22]

Very neat and written in prose so possibly intended for publication. Includes references to publications and museum objects. Roughly a quarter of the notebook has been used.

Yates, Dora E. - correspondence

Correspondence from Dora E. Yates (The Gypsy Lore Society, University of Liverpool) including reminiscences of the University of Liverpool, John Sampson and J.M. Mackay.

Wylde, Henry C - correspondence

Correspondence from Henry C. Wylde relating to the etymology of ship (1910), Newberry's search for a house (1913) and work on a glossary (n.d.).

Note:
MSS 46/83 is also numbered 282

Woolley, (Sir) Charles Leonard - correspondence

Correspondence from Sir Charles Leonard Woolley including relating to: writing an article on Hittite graves (1913); introduction of vines to Egypt (1922) etymology and link between Asia and Egypt (1922); research, publications and visting Newberry.

Also includes letter forwarded by John Garstang, to him from Woolley, relating to writing an article on Hittite burial customs.

Note:
MSS 46/63 is also numbered 364
MSS 46/64 is also numbered 365
MSS 46/65 is also numbered 363
MSS 46/66 is also numbered 352
MSS 46/78 is also numbered 215

Woodhouse, W. - correspondence

Letter from W. Woodhouse (Nicolson Museum, University of Sydney) relating to Sir Charles Nicholson's collection and a photograph taken for Newberry of a slab containing the cartounches of Akhenaton and his wife.

Witt, (Sir) Robert - correspondence

Correspondence from Sir Robert Witt relating to Newberry donating money towards the purchase of art in memory of Lord Carmichael.

Note:
MSS 46/58 is also numbered 204c
MSS 46/59 is also numbered 204a

Winlock, Herbert Eustis - correspondence

Correspondence from Herbert Eustis Winlock relating to: purchase of the Amherst papyri and excavation work in Luxor (1913); publication of a 12th dynasty tomb at Lisht, news from Egypt including on Arthur Weigall and the Service des Antiquités (1913); mounting the amherst papyri and purchase of the Hood collection (1919); referring to Ernest Wallis Budge, purchase of the Morgan papyri and planned excavation work (1920); research relating to Khety (1924); origin of a bead bought by Newberry including post script from S. C. Bosch Reitz (1929); Tomb of Meryet-Amun and identification of flowers (1930); disagreement with Budge (1930); history of the fleur-de-lys with enclosed letters to Mr Ivins, and from WM I. Jr. and Barbara Lyndon and notes (1935); research on the Egyptian calendar (1935); three bowls found in the outer courtyard of the tomb of Rekhmara, with notes by Newberry (1935); travel to England and visting Newberry and Alan Gardiner (1934); retirement from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1939); mummy of Wah (1939); employment of Herman Ranke and Georg Steindorff in America and research on 12th dynasty priest graffiti (1940); war and the death of Harry Burton (1940); health, politics and war (1940-2).

Also includes draft letter from Newberry on three bowls found in the outer courtyard of the tomb of Rekhmara (1935) with extract of a letter from Newberry to Theodore Davis on clearing the tomb of Rekhmara (1900).

Note:
MSS 46/5 is also numbered 377
MSS 46/10 is also numbered 231b
MSS 46/11 is also numbered 231a
MSS 46/12 is also numbered 231c
MSS 46/13 is also numbered 231
MSS 46/14 is also numbered 290
MSS 46/17 is also numbered 221
MSS 46/18 is also numbered 304
MSS 46/20 is also numbered 5
MSS 46/21 is also numbered 10
MSS 46/48 is also numbered 22
MSS 46/50 is also numbered 22a
MSS 46/52 is also numbered 254

Winlock, Helen - correspondence

Correspondence to Mrs Essie Newberry (one letter addressed to the Newberry's) from Helen Winlock including on travel in Egypt (1926) and family news.

Note:
MSS 46/1 is also numbered 214
MSS 46/3 is also numbered 23

Williams, Caroline Ransom - correspondence

Correspondence from Caroline Ransom Williams including relating to the Medical Papyrus and James Breasted's publication of it; Newberry visiting the New York Historical Society's collections; comments on articles on the Abbott objects; her publication of a book on jewellery; visiting museum collections.

Note:
MSS 45/66 is also numbered A 105

Whitaker, Hugh - correspondence

Correspondence from Hugh Whitaker including relating to travel to Egypt and his house in Venice, inviting Newberry to stay, news of people in Egypt, his marriage.

Also includes letter of thanks to Mrs Newberry.

Note:
MSS 45/48 is also numbered A.190

Wellcome, (Sir) Henry - correspondence

Correspondence from Sir Henry Wellcome relating to a collection of objects excavated and the possibility of hiring Thomas Eric Peet to catalogue them, including copy of letter from Peet suggesting a rate of pay.

Weigall, Arthur Edward Pearse Broome - correspondence

Correspondence from Arthur Edward Pearse Broome Weigall (1880-1934) including relating to: a family connection to Ightham; his research and publications; advice on his career; family and relationships; study at Oxford; asking to go to Egypt with Newberry; work in Egypt including with Petrie; on Mrs Hilda Petrie, wife of Flinders Petrie

Also includes folder (former reference PEN/G.I./47) labelled '3 letters addressed to Newberry from Weigall - In the possession of Weigall's granddaughter Julia Hankey, Nov. 2014 - The 'A' numbers each has corresponds to Newberry's autobiographical records list of 'A' letters PEN/G.I./47'. Contains three letters to Percy Newberry from Arthur Weigall. One relating to Mrs Hilda Petrie, wife of Flinders Petrie and two others arranging to meet Newberry at a hotel in Egypt and with brief references to Weigall's work.

Note:
MSS 45/22 is also numbered 54
MSS 45/24 is also numbered A.83

Webster, Charles K. - correspondence

Letter from Charles K. Webster (University of Liverpool Press) thanking Newberry for his services 'to the cause of scholarship in Liverpool' and enclosing letter from Ernest Hodder Williams (3 November 1920) on the University of Liverpool Press.

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