Material associated with Petrie's journals (Petrie MSS 1) including copies of journals, transcripts, correspondence and notes.
Photocopy of a typewritten transcript of Petrie's journal for 1880-1, with a photocopy of the typewritten index.
Photocopied extracts from W. M. F. Petrie journal entry for 21-06-1883, in which Petrie describes Egyptian objects on display in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Handwritten copies, created by Kate Bradbury (m. Griffith), excerpts of Petrie's journals from December 1893 to January 1897. Presumably created by Bradbury when the Petrie journals were circulated to friends and sponsors. The excerpts include:
- Pages 1-9 - February-April 1893 - Petrie photographing objects in the museums in Bologna, Florence, and Turin, as well as visits to archaeological sites in Italy including Pompeii.
- Pages 11-51 - 1893-4 - excavations at Qift (Koptos).
- Pages 52-81 - 1894-5 - excavations at Tukh (Nubt), Ballas and Naqada, Petrie assisted by J. E. Quibell, B. P. Grenfell and Hugh Price.
- Pages 82-90 - 1895-6 - excavations at Thebes including the Ramesseum, Temple of Thutmose IV and the Temple of Amenophis II.
- Pages 91-119 - 1896-7 - excavations at Beni Mazar and Bibeh.
Handwritten copies, created by Kate Bradbury (m. Griffith), excerpts of Petrie's journals from November 1897 to February January 1901, notes associated with the journal and copy of the N. de Garis Davies journal for 1898 to 1899. Presumably created by Bradbury when the Petrie journals were circulated to friends and sponsors.
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Pages 1-21 - 1897-8 - Excavations at Dendera of the mastaba tombs and cemetery, also a description of a trip into the desert around Dendera, Petrie assisted by A. C. Mace and N. de Garis Davies.
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Pages 23-39 - 1898 to 1899 - Excavations at Hu (Diospolis Parva), Petrie assisted by A. C. Mace, and D. Randall-MacIver.
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Pages 40-51 - 1899 to 1900 - Excavations at Abydos, Umm El Qa‘ab.
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Pages 52-58 - 1900 to 1901 - Excavations at Abydos, Umm El Qa‘ab.
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Pages 59-62 - 1901 to 1902 - Excavations at Abydos, temple and cemeteries.
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Pages 63-73 - loose items associated with the notebook, some related to Petrie’s journals.
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Pages 74-76 - Excerpts from Norman de Garis Davies journal - 1898-1899 - Excavating the tomb of Ptah-hotep at Saqqara, includes a brief letter and note in Davies' hand.
Two handwritten extracts of journals:
- Abridged copy of pages 203-206 from season 1883-4, handwriting not identified
- Copy by Hilda Petrie of pages 7-10 from season 1909-1910
Letter from Amelia Edwards forwarded with Petrie's journal to next recipient requesting confidentiality regarding contents of the journal.
Correspondence exchanged between Charles Hercules Read and W. M. F. Petrie in 1907, two letters and one draft letter.
- C. H. Read to Petrie, 27-03-1907, 2 pages, comparing the scale of excavations in Egypt undertaken by the Germans and Americans and that the British were falling behind.
- Petrie to C. H. Read, not dated but presumably 1907, 3 pages, a draft of the reply in response to Read's letter of 27-03-1907, refutes Read's statement, and to the contrary, the British were in fact 'leading the way', describes his excavations in the Palace of Apries at Memphis, has funding for excavating in Egypt for the next 5 to 10 years, and the British Society of Antiquaries need to continue its support of British excavations.
- Petrie to C. H. Read, 27-05-1909, 1 page, the Hilton Price collection sale at Sotheby's.
Three groups of material relating to the Petrie Journals.
- Original archive wrappings for Journals, as received, with notes and comments.
- Ann Petrie note dated November 1969 and a photocopy of a typewritten list of W. M. F. Petrie's publications.
- Photocopy of letter from Rachael Sparks, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, 07-03-2004, describing W. M. F. Petrie MSS in other repositories.
Panel showing the deceased and his wife at a table, Dyn. IV, from Saqqara, North of Step Pyramid, Tomb B 3, Shery, now in Florence, Museo Archeologico, 2554.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Part of tomb of [Šrj]. Florence Catalogue No.1534 [rḫ-nsw nb jmȝḫ Šrj] [mjtrt Ḫnt-kt]'.
Circular offering-table of Amenhotep son of Amenakht, New Kingdom, from Deir el-Medina, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, 22039 (Cat. 1762).
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Altar of [Jmn-nḫt] Cat. 1762 [For the inscr. see opposite] T'.
Inscription on opposite page '[sš-nsw n nb tȝwjj Jmn-nḫt | sn=f sš Ḥrj-šrj mȝʿ-ḫrw jrt n bȝk jm=k wȝb n nb tȝwjj m st-nfr (sic = st-mȝʿt) Jmn-ḥtp]'.
Lintel fragment showing Nensemekhtuf and his wife Mutnefert, Dyn. XVIII, from Thebes, now in Florence, Museo Archeologico, 6397.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Tablet of [ḫ.t(w)=f] F'.
Lintel of the deceased, early Dyn. XVIII, from Thebes, Tomb A.10, Djehutnufer, now in Florence, Museo Archeologico, 2576.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Tablet of [Ḏḥwtj-nfr] F'.
Ushabti-box of Tjauenhuy, Dyn. XX, from Thebes, now in Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico, 1969.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Painted wooden box of [Ḥwjj] B'.
Toilet-chest of Peripaut and his wife Idai, Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico, 1970.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Painted wooden box [Pȝ-ȝḫwt] B'.
Toilet-chest of Peripaut and his wife Idai, Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico, 1970.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Painted wooden box [Pȝ-ȝḫwt] B'
Ushabti-box of Tjauenhuy, Dyn. XX, from Thebes, now in Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico, 1969.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'See 102 B'.
Double-statue of Panehesi and his wife Ternute, temp. Ramesses II, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3053.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Group of [Pȝ-nḥs(jj)] and [Tȝ-rnnw(tt)] Cat. 3053 T'.
Statue-group of Pawer, his wife Mut, and their son Simut, mid-Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3057.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Statuettes of [Pȝ-wr], [Mwt] and [Sȝ-mwt] [Cat] 305// T'.
Double-statue of Amenmosi and his wife Takha(t), Dyn. XIX, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3059.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Group of [Jmn-ms] and [Tȝ-ḫʿ(t)] Cat. 3059 T'.
Lower part of the seated statue of Paka, black granite, temp. Amenophis III, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3069.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Statue of [Pȝkȝ] T'.
Vase of Unis, calcite, Dyn. V, provenance not known, now in Florence, Museo Archeologico, 3253.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: 'Alabaster vase of [Wnjs]. F.'.
[Left] Seated statue of Suemnub (woman), Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3090; [right] seated statue of Heriheramun, probably temp. Amenophis II to Tuthmosis IV, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3087.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: '[Sw-m-nbw] [Jmn] T'.
[Left] Seated statue of Amenmosi, Dyn. XIX-XX, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3093; [middle] seated statue of Gebt (woman), early Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3095; [right] standing statuette of a man, Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3098.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: '[Jmn-ms] [Gbt] T'.
[Left] Statue of a kneeling man, not identified, now in Turin, Museo Egizio; [right] squatting statue of Kert, basalt, mid-Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3085.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: '[right] [Krt] T'.
[Left] Seated statue of Patjay, early Dyn XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3088; [right] seated statue of Ma, mid-Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3089.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: '[Pȝ-ṯȝjj] [Mȝʿ] T'.
[Left] Seated statue of Mersu, 1st half of Dyn. XVIII, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3092; [right] statue of a priest holding a standard of Hathor Nebthotep, Dyn. XIX, provenance not known, now in Turin, Museo Egizio, Cat. 3036.
Caption copied by Černý in Petrie MSS 3.2: '[Mr-sw] [ḥnwt pw Wȝ///] T'.