Identity area
Reference code
TAA i.1.1-620
Title
Object cards: compiled by Howard Carter and others
Date(s)
- 1922-1933 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Approximately 3,500 index cards stored in three metal filing-cabinet drawers.
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Name of creator
(1879-1940)
Name of creator
(1874-1928)
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Name of creator
(1879-1963)
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece, Miss Phyllis Walker.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Tutankhamun object cards with accompanying photographs, notes (some group notes listed below) and letters, compiled by Howard Carter and other members of the excavation team [TAA i.1.1-620]
- Most cards are manuscript records, as well as many original typescript records
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Many cards are illustrated with drawings of objects, or details of objects, by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace
The object cards record:
- Object number, main description of the object, location in the tomb, measurements, description of the object - Howard Carter and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
- Hieroglyphic inscriptions, transcriptions and translations - Mostly Alan H. Gardiner and P. E. Newberry, but some inscriptions are transcribed by Carter
- Conservation records - Alfred Lucas and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
- Botanical and textile notes - P. E. Newberry
- Photographic documentation - Harry Burton
Other groups of notes filed with the object cards include:
- Notes on the [ancient] robberies, by Howard Carter, Alfred Lucas and Lord Carnarvon
- Notes on various aspects of the Annexe by Howard Carter (1-4, 10-43, 47-64), Alfred Lucas (5-9, 44-6) and A. H. Gardiner (41)
- Notes and memoranda on various aspects of the tomb by Alfred Lucas
- Notes on the contents of baskets by Howard Carter
- Note on a wooden docket by A. H. Gardiner
- Two letters from Howard Carter to A. H. Gardiner
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Most of the cards measure 12.5 x 20.5 cm
- Accompanying material, including photographs and notes, was folded to fit alongside the cards by Carter
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
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Publication note
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/ (object cards and photographs)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4robbery.html (ancient robberies notes)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4ann.html (notes on the Annexe)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4lucasme.html (notes by Alfred Lucas)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4two_letters.html (two letters from Howard Carter to A. H. Gardiner)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4baskets.html (contents of baskets)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4docket.html (wooden docket)
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