Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.C.175
Title
Thebes. Valley of the Kings. KV 8. Tomb of Merneptah: Cache of vessels. Vessel 2.258 (Cairo 46707) - hieratic text
Date(s)
- c. 1920-1922 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 page with affixed tracing
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's annotated transcription/tracing of the hieratic text from an alabaster vessel [2.258], now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 46707.
Part of Carter's records for the cache of Merenptah and Ramesses II vessels found near the entrance of KV 8, Merneptah, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
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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Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scan in Griffith Institute.
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Publication note
- See TopBib i2.509.