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Myrtle Florence Broome Collection

  • Broome MSS
  • Collection
  • 1927-1937

415 items of correspondence written by Miss Broome to her parents whilst working at Abydos between 1927 and 1937.

Fifteen items are groups of two letters (16, 35, 51, 55, 97, 111, 154, 198, 227, 268, 306, 319, 325, 363, 408, and 414, not all of them by Miss Broome), four of which are actually cards/postcards (16A, 306A, and 414A-B); item 156 is a group of three letters [= 429 letters and 4 cards/postcards in total].

A few letters include drawings/maps; seven letters include photographs (111, 123, 273-276, and 279); letter 337 includes a newspaper cutting; many of the letters include the original envelopes in which they were sent; some other letters mention the enclosure of additional items which are now lost.

Broome, Myrtle Florence

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Thebes, West Bank. Tomb TT 100

Three registers of relief scenes from the passage area of the tomb of Rekhmire (TT100) at the west bank of Thebes, including a funeral procession with rows of figures bearing goods and offerings:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom left corner] 'Lower row plate 4'. (ink note)
  • [on mount, bottom left corner] 'Tomb at Thebes contd'. (ink note)
  • 45.0 by 30.8 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Thebes, West Bank. Tomb TT 50

Relief scene from the hallway of the early 18th Dynasty tomb of Neferhotep (TT50) at the west bank of Thebes of the tomb-owner and his wife seated before a table piled with offerings, while their son stands before them and is followed by a row of figures with offerings included flowers, incense and libations:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] '85', 'plate 6'. (pencil notes)
  • 34.5 by 24.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Thebes, West Bank. Tomb TT 50

Relief scene from the passage of the early 18th Dynasty tomb of Neferhotep (TT50) at the west bank of Thebes, two registers showing the tomb-owner and his wife seated before a table. Behind them in both registers is a detailed barque:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'plate 4 87'. (pencil note)
  • 30.5 by 24.4 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Abu Simbel

Drawing of a Hathor pillar from the hallway of the small temple at Abu Simbel, with a rough sketch of two figures next to the bottom of the pillar:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, bottom edge] 'Pillastre small temple Ebsamboul'. (ink note)
  • 13.0 by 27.2 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Luxor Temple

Relief scene from the Birth Room within the temple of Luxor at Thebes, part of a larger sequence relating to the birth cycle of the king and consists of three rows. At the top, queen Mutemwia gives birth upon a lion-couch before several deities including the souls of Pe and Nekhen, Bes, and Tawaret (third row):

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top left corner] 'Nº 3'. (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'Temple of Luxor - Thebes'. (ink note)
  • 21.0 by 22.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Beni Hasan

View of the hallway of the early 11th Dynasty tomb of Khety at Beni Hasan (Tomb 17) including faint coloured details of the relief scenes and inscription across the walls and columns, and a seated figure close to the back wall:

  • watercolour
  • mounted
  • [on mount, bottom left corner] 'Tomb at Benihasan'. (ink note)
  • 21.7 by 15.7 cm

George A. Hoskins Drawing - Dendera

View of the landscape at Dendera, including a shaduf positioned close to the edge of the Nile:

  • pencil drawing
  • mounted
  • [on recto, top right corner] 'op. the site of Tentyra opposite do & a machine for raising water works the [...] landscape with shaduf' (pencil note)
  • 27.2 by 13.0 cm

George A. Hoskins Squeeze - Hieroglyphic Signs

Hieroglyphic inscription consisting of two slim columns, and including remains of several original colours and details. On the lower right side is part of the leg and arm of a figure, possibly seated, and likely facing in the same direction as the text:

  • squeeze
  • mounted
  • 19.5 by 42.5 cm

George A. Hoskins Squeeze - Hieroglyphic Signs

Several hieroglyph signs including remains of several original colours and details. At the left side are partial hieroglyph signs, suggesting a column of text next to the section that has been squeezed, and at the right side is part of a long vertical line, possibly indicating a border:

  • squeeze
  • mounted
  • 21.3 by 27.3 cm
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