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Parkinson, R. B. MSS
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Date(s)
- 1989-2020 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
1 oversize box, 1 box, 1 folder and 1 large folder
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
1) Presented by Professor Richard B. Parkinson in September 2020.
2) Presented by Professor Richard B. Parkinson in August 2019.
3) Presented by Professor Richard B. Parkinson in July 2016.
4) Presented by Professor Richard B. Parkinson in February 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
1) Unfinished manuscript of 'The Life of Sinuhe: A Reader's Commentary on the Middle Kingdom Version(s)' (September 2020) (print out and relevant Word documents and PDFs). Updated version August 2022 (Word documents and PDFs).
2) Drawings of reconstructions of the Theban tomb-chapel of Nebamun, now in the British Museum in London, including sketches, tracings and a measured perspective acrylic (1997).
3) Correspondence: Letter from Esmé Little (née Peet; niece of T. E. Peet) to Richard B. Parkinson dated 30 January 1989.
4) 35mm Kodachrome slides mainly from Nile cruises with Bales Worldwide and British Museum Traveller (c. 2000–2006) [1 oversize box].
See also H. Parkinson MSS 9-10.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
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Conditions governing access
1) Property of Professor Richard B. Parkinson. In permanent loan to the Griffith Institute. Permission to access and consult must be arranged with the author.
2-4) Property of the Griffith Institute.
Conditions governing reproduction
1) Copyright Professor Richard B. Parkinson. Permission to reproduce and quote must be arranged with the author.
2-4) Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. Permission must also be arranged with Professor Richard B. Parkinson.
Language of material
- English
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No problems.
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None.
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Existence and location of originals
These are originals and print outs made by author.
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Publication note
2) Some included in M. Hooper, The Tomb of Nebamun (Cambridge, 1997).
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Filename
Richard_Parkinson_Portrait.jpg
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