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Claude Traunecker Collection
Traunecker MSS · Collection · 1960s - 2009

Seven notebooks detailing graffiti in the Temple of Amun and, to a lesser degree, the Temple of Montu, Karnak, organised by location, created between 1968 and 1971. Supported by six boxes of indices, plans, photographs, epigraphic drawings, squeezes, related correspondence, and a folder of analysis drawn from the notebooks.

Traunecker, Claude
Notebooks
Traunecker MSS 1 · Series · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Les graffitis du temple de Karnak: 7 notebooks detailing graffiti across Karnak (primarily the Amun complex, but also some from Montu). Including first hand drawings with location and annotations (often including measurements), photographs, hand-drawn plans, and printed photocopies (often annotated).

Traunecker MSS 1.1 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 1:

Graffiti in T: Exterior face (north) of the first (great) court and Hypostyle Hall (KIU 859) [T1, T3-5, T7]:

  • T1, T3: Bubastite wall (north), north face, west (1) and east (3) parts;
  • T4-5: North wall of Hypostyle hall (KIU 859), north face, west (4) and east (5) parts;
  • T7: Treasury of Shabaka.

Graffiti in B: the first (great) court, Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324) and the barque shrine of Seti II (KIU 4645) [B1-24, B26-34, B101-102, B104]:

  • B1-15: Interior, north portico of the first court:
  • B1-2: North wall, south face, west (1) and east (2) parts;
  • B3-14: portico columns 2-12, 17, 19;
  • B15: Adorned engaged pillar of north massif of Pylon II.
  • B26-27: Exterior of the Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324), with the east massif of its pylon, north (26) and east (27) faces.
  • B28: Interior faces of west doorjamb, Bubastite Gate (KIU 3355);
  • B29-30: west (29) and east (30) engaged columns of the Bubastite Gate (KIU 3356-3361);
  • B31: West doorjamb of the porch before the gate of Pylon II;
  • B32-34: South (32), east (33), and north (34) faces of the exterior of the barque shrine of Seti II (KIU 4645)
  • B101: East chapel (Khonsu) in the barque shrine of Seti II (KIU 4645)
  • B102: Court of the Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324);
  • B103: Stair of the Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324);
  • B104: West face of the west jamb of the Bubastite Gate (KIU 3355), accessible through the terraces of Ramesses III (KIU 4324).

Graffiti in P: East exterior wall of the Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324) and south jambs of the Bubastite Gate (KIU 3355):

  • P2: East face of the Temple of Ramesses III (KIU 4324), one graffito seemingly designated as K6;
  • P3-4: South face of the west (3) and east (4) doorjambs of the Bubastite Gate (KIU 3355).
Traunecker MSS 1.2 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 2:

Graffiti in P: Exterior face (south), west part of the temple [P1]:

  • P1: South face of the Bubastite gate (KIU 3355).

Graffiti in Q: West (exterior) face of the southern processional way [Q2-3]:

  • Q2: West wall of the court of Pylon 7 (CR7), west face, south part;
  • Q3: Pylon 7 (KIU 2026), west massif, north face, outside the court proper.

Graffiti in AA: North gate of the enclosure wall of Amun, north face [AA1]:

  • AA1: North façade of the gate, east and west jamb;
  • AA2: West jamb, north face.

Graffiti in BB: Temple of Ptah [BB9] (EF: gate for Shabaka treasury):

  • BB9: Door jamb of the gate to the south of the Ptah temple

Graffiti in CC: Chapel of the divine adoratrice Ankhesneferibre [CC1]:

  • CC1: First gate, north door pillar, eastern face.

Graffiti in DD: Chapel of the divine adoratrice Nitocris [DD1-2]:

  • DD1: Interior face of the first gate;
  • DD2: South door jamb of the second gate.

Graffiti in T: Exterior face (north) of the temple, the first (great) court and Hypostyle Hall (KIU 859) [T6]:

  • T6: North massif, east face of Pylon III.

Graffiti in C: Hypostyle Hall (KIU 859) [C1-3, C101]:

  • C1: Pylon III (KIU 1274), south massif, west face, south wall, between the third and fourth flagstaffs;
  • C2: North face of the porch;
  • C3: West face, north massif of Pylon III (KIU 1274);
  • C101: North staircase, north wall of the hypostyle hall.

Graffiti in B: the first (great) court, Temple of Ramesses III and the altar of Sethi II [B105];

  • B105: South door jamb of the Ptolemaic gate.

Graffiti in D: Court between Pylons III and IV [D1-2]:

  • D1: North massif, east face of Pylon III;
  • D2: Wall extending Pylon IV, south massif, west face.

Graffiti in U: Exterior face (north) of the temple, east part and north tier of the east face [U1-2]:

  • U1: North façade of Pylon VI and the Columned Hall of Thutmose I;
  • U2: North gate of the Columned Hall of Thutmose I.

Graffiti in J: The corridor surrounding the central area (incl. KIU 2403) and associated locations [J2-7, J101]:

  • J2: South portion, south section;
  • J3: East portion, east section;
  • J4: Gate at the east of the solar room;
  • J5: North portion, south section;
  • J6: North-west portion, west section;
  • J7: North-west gate;
  • J101: Room before the north-west gate.

Graffiti in K: Columned Hall of Thutmose (court of Pylon IV: KIU 272) [K1-3, K5]:

  • K1: Masonry ('massif') around the north obelisk of Hatshepsut, west face (KIU 946);
  • K2: Gate leading to the north court of Pylon IV (KIU 946);
  • K3: Wall extending Pylon V to the north, west face, facing of Thutmose III;
  • K5: Gate of Pylon V.

Graffiti in L: Court of Pylon V and related areas [L1-4]:

  • L1: Gate of Pylon V;
  • L2: North recess after the gate of Pylon V (gateway of Thutmose III [KIU 4715]);
  • L3: North court of Pylon V, north massif of Pylon VI (KIU 3437), north face;
  • L4: North massif of Pylon VI (KIU 3437), and the east face included in the north court of Pylon V.

Graffiti in N: Court of Pylon VI (KIU 3433) and related areas [N1-3]:

  • N1: South rooms of Hatshepsut, south face;
  • N2-3: North (2) and south (3) sections of the corridor along the north face of the rooms of Hatshepsut.

Graffiti in M: Akhmenu [M2]:

  • M2: Roof of the Hypostyle (festival 'Heret-jb') Hall (KIU 2134).

Graffiti in V: Contratemple (Eastern temple of Thutmose III) [V1]:

  • V1: Pillars of Osiris on the façade.
Traunecker MSS 1.3 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 3:

Graffiti in X: Interior of the east Temple of Ramesses II (KIU 4666) [X1-3]:

  • X1: East wall of the first court, west face, south side;
  • X2: South pillar of Osiris;
  • X3: Room with four columns, north-east column.

Graffiti in Y: Exterior (north) of the east Temple of Ramesses II (KIU 4666) [Y1]:

  • Y1: North gate.

Graffiti in Z: Wall (south) of the court of the east Temple of Ramesses (KIU 4666) [Z1]:

  • Z1: South wall of the court of the east temple, south face.

Graffiti in W: Pillars of the Temple of Ramesses II (KIU 4666) and Chapels of Osiris [W1]:

  • W1: Gate at the south of the Pylon of the west Temple of Ramesses II.

Graffiti in U: North exterior face of the outer wall, central area (KIU 2403) [U3-4]:

  • U3: North portion and north face of the wall of Thutmose III, decorated by Ramesses II;
  • U4: East portion and east face of the wall of Thutmose III, decorated by Ramesses II.

Graffiti in S: Outer wall of Thutmose III, central area (south exterior face), decorated by Ramesses II (KIU 2403) [S1]:

  • S1: Between the east wall of the court of Pylon VII (CR7) and the gate to the Columned Hall of Thutmose I.

Graffiti in I: Court of Pylon VII (CR7: KIU 3312) [I3]:

  • I3: South faces of the construction bordering the court in the north.

Collection of enrichment piercings across the temple [pp. 31-62].

Traunecker MSS 1.4 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 4:

Graffiti in Q: West exterior face of the south processional way [Q4-8]:

  • Q4: West massif, north face of Pylon VII (KIU 2026);
  • Q5: North-west corner of the court of Pylon VIII, east face;
  • Q6: North part and west face of the west wall of the court of Pylon IX;
  • Q7: West face of the wall linking the west gates of the courts of Pylons IX and X;
  • Q8: South part of the west wall of the court of Pylon IX.

Graffiti in E: In front of Pylon X [E1-4]:

  • E1-2: East massif, east (1) and south (1) faces;
  • E3-4: West massif, south (3) and east (4) faces.

Graffiti in F: Court of Pylon X [F1-9, F101-103]:

  • F1: East massif, north face of Pylon X;
  • F2: North face of the wall below Pylon X, towards the East;
  • F3: East wall of the court, between the south-east corner and the east gate, west face;
  • F4: East wall of the court, between the east gate and the edifice of Amenhotep II, west face;
  • F5: West façade of the foundations of the edifice of Amenhotep II;
  • F6: Portico of the façade of the of the edifice of Amenhotep II;
  • F7: East massif (môle) of Pylon IX, south face;
  • F8: West massif (môle) of Pylon X, north face;
  • F9: West wall of the court, between the south-west corner and west gate, east face;
  • F101: East staircase of Pylon X (access F2);
  • F102: Central room of the edifice of Amenhotep II;
  • F103: North sanctuary of the edifice of Amenhotep II.

Graffiti in G: Court of Pylon IX [G1-5]:

  • G1: East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, south face;
  • G2: Statues before the west massif (môle) of Pylon VIII;
  • G3: West massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, south face;
  • G4: West massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, east face;
  • G5: Gate in the north-west corner of the court, south face.

Graffiti in H: Court of Pylon VII (CR7: KIU 3312) [H1-8]:

  • H1: East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, west face;
  • H2: East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, north face;
  • H3: East massif (môle) of Pylon VII (KIU 2026), south face;
  • H4: Gate in the south-west corner or the court, interior faces;
  • H5: West massif (môle) of Pylon VII (KIU 2026), south face, first flagstaff;
  • H6: West massif (môle) of Pylon VII (KIU 2026), south face, between first and second flagstaff;
  • H7: West massif (môle) of Pylon VII (KIU 2026), south face, second flagstaff;
  • H8: West massif (môle) of Pylon VII (KIU 2026), south face, between second flagstaff and south-west corner.

Graffiti in I: Court of Pylon VII (CR7: KIU 3312) [I1-2, I4-6]:

  • I1: East massif (môle) of Pylon VII, north face;
  • I2: East wall of the court, west face;
  • I4: West massif (môle) of Pylon VII, north face (included in the court);
  • I5-6: West wall of the court, east face, south (5) and north (6) parts.

Collection of graffiti and piercings among primary images throughout the temple.

Traunecker MSS 1.5 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 5:

Graffiti in R: Exterior face (east) of the southern processional way [R1-16, R101-104]:

  • R1: East wall of the court of Pylon VII (KIU 3312), east face;
  • R2: East massif (môle) of Pylon VII, north face (not included in the court of Pylon VII);
  • R3: East massif (môle) of Pylon VII, east face;
  • R4: East massif (môle) of Pylon VII, south face (not included in the court of Pylon VII);
  • R5: East wall of the court of Pylon VIII, east face, between the north corner and Barque shrine (reposoir) of Thutmose III;
  • R6-8: North (6), east (7) and south (8) faces of the Barque shrine (reposoir) of Thutmose III;
  • R9: East wall of the court of Pylon VIII, east face, between the Barque shrine (reposoir) of Thutmose III and Pylon VIII;
  • R10: East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, east face;
  • R11-12: East gate of the court of Pylon IX, east face (11) and south part (12);
  • R13: North face of the edifice of Amenhotep II (not included in the court of Pylon X);
  • R14-15: East face of the edifice of Amenhotep II, north (14) and central (15) parts;
  • R16: South face of the edifice of Amenhotep II (not included in the court of Pylon X);
  • R101, R103: Staircase of Pylon VIII, lower (101) and upper (103) landings;
  • R102: Staircase of Pylon VIII, central part (lower window, 'soupirail');
  • R104: Staircase of Pylon VIII, passage between the 2 massifs (môle), eastern partition.

Graffiti in H: Akhmenu [H101]:

  • H101: Barque shrine (reposoir) of Thutmose III, interior face of the façade.
Traunecker MSS 1.6 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 6, southern processional way and south-west area:

Graffiti in R: Exterior face (east) of the southern processional way [R1, R10, R17-18]:

  • R1: East wall of the court of Pylon VII (KIU 246), east face;
  • R10: East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, east face;
  • R17-18 : East wall of the court of Pylon X, between the edifice of Amenhotep II and Pylon X, east face, north (17) and south (18) parts.

Graffiti in JJ: 'Porte E' [not identified]:

  • JJ1, 1-8: graffiti on the east and west thicknesses of the gate.

North exterior wall of the Temple of Khonsu (KIU 4876), inscriptions associated with a contra temple, scenes of Nectanebo.

Graffiti in EE: Gate of Euergetes, south-west section of the enclosure wall:

  • EE1, 1-3: West jamb, East face.

Graffiti in GG: interior of the Temple of Khonsu (KIU 4876):

  • GG1: forecourt of the Temple of Khonsu;
  • GG2: barque shrine ('salle reposoir');
  • GG3: north-east column in the hall with four columns;
  • GG4: stair.

Graffiti in FF: Exterior walls of the Temple of Khonsu (KIU 4876) [FF1-4]:

  • FF1: east wall;
  • FF2: west face of the west massif of the pylon, abutting the Temple of Opet;
  • FF3: pylon, west massif, south face (PM II, 2, 243, 118)?;
  • FF4: west wall.

Graffiti in B: First (great) court, 'study area N', Taharqa colonnade (?).

Graffiti in BB: Temple of Ptah (KIU 246) [BB1-8]:

  • BB1-4: Gates 2-5;
  • BB5-8: West (5), north (6), east (7), and south (8) façades of the temple.

Graffiti in A: In front of Pylon I [A1-6]:

  • A1-3: Quay, south (1), east (2) and north (3) faces;
  • A4: Parapets of the quay;
  • A5-6: Alley of the sphinxes, north (5) and south (6) rows.

Graffiti in D: Court between Pylons III and IV [D4]:

  • D4: Thicknesses of the gate of Ramesses IX (KIU 3251).

Graffiti in I: Court of Pylon VII (KIU 3312) [Ï]:

  • I3: South face of the construction bordering the court in the north.

2 miscellaneous pages with graffiti from the quay, Bubastite Gate (KIU 3355), sector J (corridor of the enclosure wall of Thutmose III around the central area), and staircase of Pylon II.

Traunecker MSS 1.7 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notebook 7:

Graffiti in the White Chapel of Sesostris (KIU 1027): across faces 1-6, and pillars 1-16 [plan p2];

Graffiti in the Gate of Thutmose I outside the west side of the exterior wall of the Montu complex;

Graffiti in the Temple of Montu: on exterior walls, and on foundations above ledges 1-2;

Graffiti incl. footprints by the Sacred Lake in the Temple of Montu.

Research paper, 2009
Traunecker MSS 10.1 · File · 2009
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Scan of an unpublished paper given in Oxford in 2009 and titled "Les lieux de culte de substitution en Égypte ancienne", with annotations by Elizabeth Frood.

Research material
Traunecker MSS 10.2 · File · 2002
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Research materials relating to graffiti at Pylon VIII and around Karnak, including photographs, a paper presented at the Louvre, analytical notes covering comparanda in museums, and drawings.

Traunecker MSS 11.1 · File · 1968-1971
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection
  • 1 letter from Yoyotte to Traunecker, 23 November 1968;
  • 1 letter from Yoyotte to Traunecker, 3 December 1969;
  • 1 copy of a letter from Traunecker to Yoyotte, with a report attached, 24 April 1970;
  • 1 letter from Yoyotte to Traunecker, 3 October 1971.
Traunecker MSS 11.3 · File · 2009
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection
  • 2 copies of a letter detailing donation to Frood at the Griffith Institute, 25 september 2009;
  • 1 letter from Traunecker to Frood, 29 September 2009;
  • 4 emails between Frood and Traunecker, 24-27 March 2009;
  • 1 email from Traunecker to Frood, undated;
  • 2 emails between Frood and Traunecker, including photograph of a squeeze of the inscription of Horkhebi, 6 and 11 August 2009.
Analyses of graffiti
Traunecker MSS 3 · Series · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Folder containing specific detail and extent of graffiti of barques, textual graffiti across Karnak and the Temple of Ptah, names and titles of visitors, and further information on technique, wider context, and tracings.

Barques and sacred objects
Traunecker MSS 3.1 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Details of graffiti of barques and other sacred objects (protomes, naoi) from across Karnak, including range of designs and placements, as well as tracings.

Texts and scenes
Traunecker MSS 3.2 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Textual graffiti from across Karnak, including transcriptions of texts, tracings, notes and analysis; p. 1-139 and plates I-X.

Names and titles in graffiti
Traunecker MSS 3.4 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

List of names found across Karnak, including suggested reconstructions of ones largely lost or damaged, as well as quantitative analysis of titles examining the range, number, and placement of inscriptions, as well as graphs of average titles found across the temple.

Techniques
Traunecker MSS 3.5 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notes on incising techniques used for graffiti across Karnak, including illustrations; p. 1-4.

Dancers
Traunecker MSS 3.6 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notes and analysis of graffiti of dancers in R10 [East massif (môle) of Pylon VIII, east face]; p. 5-6.

Water clocks
Traunecker MSS 3.7 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Notes and analysis of water clocks in R4 [East massif (môle) of Pylon VII, south face (not included in the court of Pylon VII)], including illustrations and transcription of textual graffiti; p. 7-12.

Varied notes
Traunecker MSS 3.8 · File · 1968-1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

Varied notes and analysis of graffiti, including graph on scope of titles, bibliographies and other academic notes on graffiti across Karnak, as well as notes on index MSS 3.9; p. 13-44.

Photographs
Traunecker MSS 4 · Series · 1970s
Part of Claude Traunecker Collection

5 folders of photographs, negatives, and scans of graffiti and enrichment piercings from across Karnak.