1 letter from Kuhne.
Problems of Amarna history, dockets on Amarna tablets.

1 letter from Lacau.
Regarding Lacau's contacts in Cairo; Černý on his way to Cairo at the beginning of the war (WWII).

1 letter from Lajuncomme to Barbara Sewell (Griffith Institute secretary) written in Černý's absence; 1 carbon copy of a letter from Sewell to Lajuncomme, written in Černý's absence.
Concerning the proofs of: Černý, J., 'L'origine de l'expression bohaïrique [2iom n¥ari] "Mer Rouge"', in [Sainte Fare Garnot, J. (ed.)], Mélanges Mariette (1961) , 57-62 (OEB 8268).

3 letters from Leclant.
Leclant's visit to the UK; a stela of Nebnufer, in the Strasbourg, University Collection, 974 (TopBib i2.727).

1 letter from F. Lexa to Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak Minister in the United Kingdom, concerning J. Černý (1934).
8 letters from F. Lexa to J. Černý.

• linguistics, Coptic etymologies
• Černý's personal matters, health, social contacts
• students of both Egyptologists
• Lexa's letter to Jan Masaryk (Czechoslovak envoy in London) regards a recognition of Černý as a Czechoslovak scholar with an international remit

1 letter from Lisowyi, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý's secretary to Lisowyi, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Lisowyi.
Lisowyi's theories about Slavonic relations with Egypt.

1 letter from Mackay.
Contacts at the University of Edinburgh, and probably Mackay's work.

1 letter from Malinine.

• Strasbourg collections
• papyrus Loeb 21
• papyrus Ermitage 1114
• contacts with Demotists
• news about E. Jelínková

4 letters from G. T. Martin, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Martin, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Fiona Strachan (Griffith Institute secretary) to Martin informing him of Černý's death.
Martin's studies, research projects, and a British Academy grant for the Amarna Royal tomb project.

1 letter from Massart.
Coptic etymologies.

1 letter from Maystre.
Maystre's research on the High Priests of Memphis.

1 letter from McHardy, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to McHardy.
Černý mediating a contact for W. Till and an Egyptian specialist, Yassa Abd El-Masih.

1 letter from Middleton, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Middleton.
Consanguineous marriage in antiquity and some papyrological questions. For the latter, Černý recommended contacting Claire Préaux.

3 letters from Peterson.
Objects in Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, particularly ushabti, MM 14665.

2 letters from Petrovski, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Petrovsky.
Book exchange, previous academic and social contacts.

8 letters from Piankoff, 6 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Piankoff.
Book exchange, Černý's work on ostraca, as well as personal matters.

15 letters from Plumley, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Plumley.
Professional as well as personal matters:

• Coptic studies
• Plumley's publication, Plumley, J. M., An Introductory Coptic Grammar (Sahidic Dialect) (1948) (OEB 1487)
• hieratic papyri research in Cambridge, of interest to Černý
• Plumley's promotion.
• personal and family matters of both correspondents
• mutual visits
• meetings

1 letter from Poellnitz, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Barbara Sewell (Griffith Institute secretary), sent in Černý's absence.
Book exchange and a visit to Oxford by Poellnitz.

7 letters from Polotsky, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý's secretary to Polotsky, sent in Černý's absence.
Professional as well personal matters:

• linguistics
• Coptic etymologies
• travels of Polotsky and Černý
• 1968, an oblique reference to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

1 letter from Ricke.
Ricke's Abusir research, published as: Ricke, H., Das Sonnenheiligtum des Königs Userkaf. Der Bau i (1965) (OEB 11483).

1 letter from Roveri.

• travels to Egypt
• job applications

2 letters from Rypka, 1 draft of a letter from Černý to Rypka.
Rypka, Dean of the Faculty of Arts in Prague, proposing Černý's membership of academic bodies in Czechoslovakia, and Černý's interest in the periodical Naše řeč (official title translation "Our speech", see http://nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz/?lang=en.

52 letters from Marie Sargant (wife of J. Černý), 55 letters from Černý to Marie Sargant.
Personal correspondence regarding Černý 's move to the United Kingdom in 1946, his health issues and other private and family matters; Černý's travels; the move from London to Oxford in 1951.

6 letters from Säve-Söderbergh.
Professional and personal matters:

• a stela in Uppsala (see Černý MSS 2.277)
• Nubian graffiti and other monuments
• visits to the UK by Säve-Söderbergh

1 letter from Scharff, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Scharff.
Scharff sent Černý a copy of his publication on the cult of Osiris (probably Scharff, A., Die Ausbreitung des Osiriskultes in der Frühzeit und während des Alten Reiches (1948) (OEB 1516)).

6 letters from Schott, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Schott.
Book and off-print exchange and professional matters; congratulations on Černý's seventieth birthday.

4 letters from Schubert, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Schubert.
Černý's visit to Yale University in 1954, during his time as Visiting Professor at Brown University.

5 letters from Shore to Černý.
1 letter from Shore to Marie Černý, 1 draft of a letter from Marie Černý to Shore.
Studies in Coptic etymologies, and Demotic studies; finds from Deir el-Medîna.
Shore exchange with Marie Černý - off-prints of J. Černý obituaries.

8 letters from Simpson, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Simpson.
2 letters exchanged between Černý and C. Cann (Queen's College) regarding Simpson's proposed stay in Oxford.
Simpson negotiating a PhD position at Oxford, although Simpson eventually decided to do his PhD in the United States; Simpson's research into Egyptian accounts and accounting, as well as a reference to the Reisner papyri; Simpson published extensively on the latter, see
Simpson, W. K., Papyrus Reisner I: The Records of a Building Project in the Reign of Sesostris I (1963) (OEB 10466), and
Simpson, W. K., Papyrus Reisner II: Accounts of the dockyard workshop at This in the reign of Sesostris I (1965) (OEB 11529).

1 greetings card from Slater.
A birthday card sent to Černý on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.