Howard Carter's sketch map for Zawyet el-Amwât (Zawyet el-Amwat), Minia (Minya; el-Minya) and Kom el Ahmar area, with sites plotted between Nazlet el Shorafa (Nazler el Shorefa) (northernmost) to Mansafis (southernmost).
Howard Carter's photographs numbered 20 and 21 with manuscript captions, general views of the excavation of trench no. 2, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn.
(20) View of trench no. 2, excavation in progress.
(21) Another view of trench no. 1, excavation in progress, with probably Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter standing at right.
Howard Carter's photograph numbered 28 with manuscript caption, stone hammers, found in Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn.
Howard Carter's photographs numbered 29 and 30 with manuscript captions, finds in trenches nos. 1 and 3a, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn.
Some duplicates of Howard Carter's photographs of the Carnarvon-Carter excavations at Tell el-Balamūn. Also, a note from the original housing for Carter MSS iv.21-50.
Carter MSS iv.21 = Carter MSS iv.11 (19)
Carter MSS iv.22 = Carter MSS iv.7 (10)
Carter MSS iv.23 = Carter MSS iv.9 (15)
Carter MSS iv.24 = Carter MSS iv.15 (26)
Carter MSS iv.25 = Carter MSS iv.20 [36]
Carter MSS iv.26 = Carter MSS iv.7 (11) and iv.6 (8)
Howard Carter's photograph of pottery vessels found in trenches nos. 3, 3a and 3b, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn. These vessels were also photographed as part of a larger group, see Carter MSS iv.18 (31).
Howard Carter's photograph of pottery vessels found in trench no. 5, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn. Another photograph with a different view of the same group of vessels, see Carter MSS iv.19 (34).
Transcriptions of royal attributes for Ramesses IV, from his tomb, KV 2, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
Weight of Shepses, stone, Old Kingdom, from Edfu, bought by Carter in Cairo. [see TopBib v.205A]
Lion-hunt scarab of Amenophis III, blue glazed steatite, found during excavations in Luxor temple in 1917 and purchased by Carter "for C.". A very similar scarab, or the same one, in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 74392.
Howard Carter's manuscript index-card catalogue of Egyptian weights in museums, private collections and publications. Arranged by the size of weight. The data for each weight has been arranged by Carter under the following sections:
Howard Carter's documentation relates to the so-called "Saqqara affair" (Saqqara incident; Sakkarah incident; Sakkara) which led to Carter's resignation from the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1905. Including:
44 letters, most addressed to Carter as well as copies of Carter's replies.
Copy of Carter's resignation letter.
Carter's manuscript report, 41 pages, contains his account of the event, extracts from the letters, and French newspaper reports on the incident.
Howard Carter's notebook of hieratic palaeographic notes on individual signs, groups, royal names and a few longer texts, with hieroglyphic transcriptions. Perhaps compiled during Carter's excavations and explorations (graffiti and inscribed objects).
Letter and photograph regarding a brick found at E. & W. Lake Ltd, Park Road, Newhall, near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. These premises were formerly the site of a brickworks owned by Lord Carnarvon, that produced the bricks which were shipped to Egypt for the construction of Carter's house "Castle Carter" (Castle Carter II) at Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes.
Photograph of a sample brick stamped "MADE AT BRETBY ENGLAND FOR HOWARD CARTER A.D. THEBES 1910".
Photocopy of the letter from Mr P. M. White to the Keeper of the Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum, dated 16 February 1985.
Howard Carter's autobiography, annotated draft typescript and some inserted draft manuscript pages:
The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis the First
42 pages, annotated typescript with some inserted manuscript pages, most pages, except title page and 3 inserted pages between pages 200 and 201, are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
34 typescript pages, numbered 186-214, and 3 inserted pages between pages 200-201 (Carter annotated these pages "15", "16" and "64")
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing Carter's annotated manuscript recording his discovery in 1898, and excavation of, in 1900, the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (Mentuhotp-Nebhepetre), Bâb el-Ḥoṣân (Bab el-Hosan), Deir el-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari), Thebes.
13 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "25"-"35"
All pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Continuation of Carter MSS vi.2.14.
Earlier draft of Carter MSS vi.2.10 (pages 102-111): "Sketch IV. The Tomb of the Horse"
Howard Carter's notebook on glass vessels excavated at Enkomi, Curium and Amathus, titled 'Cameiros in Rhodes', contains manuscript notes and traced drawings copied from publications, part of Carter's records on glass.
Howard Carter's notebook, manuscript notes on glass and other subjects. The notebook forms part of Carter's records on glass. Includes:
Heading on the first page, "Notes on glass"
2 loose pages with notes on two magical figures, almost certainly from Tutankhamun's tomb
Notes on general glass-making techniques and decoration, extracted from publications
Notes on 'Red Jungle Fowl'
Draft of Carter, Howard 1923. 'An ostracon depicting a red jungle-fowl (the earliest known drawing of the domestic cock)'. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 9 (1/2), 1-4 (OEB 136396)
Manuscript draft of a proposed article on glass, for the typescript of this article see Carter MSS vi.5.3
