Identity area
Reference code
Gurney MSS
Title
Date(s)
- 1939-2001 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
13 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British Assyriologist (28 January 1911 - 11 January 2001). Shillito Reader in Assyriology, Oxford University, 1945-78; made Professor in 1965. Scholar of both Akkadian and Hittite. In 1948, he joined the council of management of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, and maintained his links with the Institute for the rest of his life, serving as President from 1982. From 1956 to 1996 he edited the Institute's journal, Anatolian Studies.
Archival history
Not known.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Dr J. A. Black, Oriental Institute, Oxford in October 2002. Additional box of papers transferred from Prof Jacob Dahl's office in April 2019.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and notes relating to the geography of the Hittite Empire, Babylonian music, decipherment, and various other topics.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. Access subject to prior approval by the Archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
Catalogue.
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Existence and location of originals
These are originals.
Existence and location of copies
None.
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Publication note
Not known.
Notes area
Note
- The collection was sorted, rehoused, and catalogued by Christie Carr and Coco Tian (2019) and Karina Atudosie (2023-2024).
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