Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS vi.8
Title
Notes on hieroglyphic texts: copied from publications
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 loose-leaf notebook
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's notebook, containing 118 pages, manuscript notes on hieroglyphic inscriptions, some accompanied by drawings, copied primarily from Lacau, Pierre 1904-1906: Sarcophages antérieurs au Nouvel Empire (OEB 142822), as well as other publications.
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.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Pages have been removed from the notebook to protect them from the binding
- Notebook binding:
- Cloth
- Metal clip page holder
- 23.6 x 18.7 x 2.0 cms
- Manufacturer's information printed on the inside front cover: WALKER'S EXPERT MANUSCRIPT BOOKS | Cover No. 19 | PATENT. | When ordering a Refill for this Cover | ask for | Refill Size No. 190 | and state | Ruling required. | B.L. 2m. 11-19.
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- Notebook pages
- Rule lined
Allied materials area
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Notes area
Note
- Formerly catalogued as Carter MSS 8.
- Also formerly referred to as Carter notebook 8.