Series Spiegelberg MSS 3 - Diaries

Diary I - transcriptionDiary I - English translationDiary II - transcriptionDiary II - English translation

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Identity area

Reference code

Spiegelberg MSS 3

Title

Diaries

Date(s)

  • 7 November 1898 - 9 February 1899 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

(1870-1930)

Archival history

Given by W. Spiegelberg to Professor W. F. Edgerton.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

After Edgerton died, Professor George R. Hughes deposited the diaries in the Griffith Institute in 1970.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Two diaries (with continuous pagination) compiled between 7 November 1898 and 9 February 1899 during the Marquis of Northampton's excavations at Thebes [TopBib i2.607-609]:

  • Diari I: p. 1-94 (7 November 1898 - 27 January 1899)
  • Diari II: p. 96-115 (27
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Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Joint copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, and Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.

Language of material

  • German

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The bindings of the diaries are in a fragile condition and need to be handled carefully.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of copies

There are xeroxes of the diaries in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.

Publication note

  • Full web publication and English translation on this website (completed in January 2025).

Publication note

Individual pages:

  • p. 62 and facing p. 62: Galán, José M. 2017. Ahmose-Sapair in Dra Abu el-Naga: old and new evidence. In Rosati, Gloria and Maria Cristina Guidotti (eds), Proceedings of the XI International Congress of Egyptologists, Florence Egyptian
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Notes area

Note

  • On the initiative of José M. Galán and the Spanish Mission working at Dra Abu el-Naga North - "Djehuty Project" (https://proyectodjehuty.com), the diaries have been transcribed and translated to English by Helga Bollinger; Manon Y. Schutz has proofread the transcription and revised the translation; Jenni Navratil has digitized them; and Francisco Bosch-Puche has prepared them for publication on this website and supervised the project.

Note

  • If you spot any mistakes or can improve on the transcription or translation, please email us at griffith.institute@ames.ox.ac.uk.