Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.D.211
Title
Thebes. South-West Valleys. Wâdi el-Gharbi: notebook recording graffiti
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1922 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 notebook
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 notebook with enclosures (tracings) with transcriptions and records for graffiti from Wâdi el-Gharbi, South-West Valleys, Thebes.
Also includes Carter's plan for the tomb containing the burial of infant prince Amenemhet, probably the son of Amenophis I (Carter MSS i.D.211 [22]).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
- See Carter, Howard 1917. 'A tomb prepared for queen Hatshepsuit and other recent discoveries at Thebes'. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 4 (2/3), 107-114 pl. xix (map)
- See Černý, Jaroslav 1956. Graffiti hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques de la nécropole thébaine: nos 1060 à 1405.
- See TopBib i2.594.
Notes area
Note
- Title page of notebook: 'Ballaman Excavations 1913'. Contains minor notes relating to materials purchased for excavations.