Zone d'identification
Cote
Spiegelberg MSS
Titre
Date(s)
- 1895-1899 (Production)
Niveau de description
Collection
Étendue matérielle et support
1 box and 2 oversize boxes
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
German Egyptologist and Demotist. Born, Hanover 1870. Died, Munich 1930. Educated at the Universities of Strasbourg, Berlin, and Paris, studying with J. Dümichen, A. Erman, and G. Maspero, respectively, 1888-92. Appointed Lecturer of Egyptology at Strasbourg University. He first concentrated on hieratic papyri especially the juristic texts, then on Coptic and Demotic studies, becoming one of the leading authorities in the field at that time. He published his acclaimed Coptic Dictionary, which was only superseded by W. E. Crum's work. Spiegelberg was a prolific author who wrote several hundred articles.
Histoire archivistique
- MSS 1 (Squeezes - Theban Tombs): Sent by Spiegelberg to Professor Francis LI. Griffith in 1926 to be considered for publication.
- MSS 2 (Squeezes - Dodecaschoenus): Given by W. Spiegelberg to Professor Francis Ll. Griffith for use in his Catalogue of the demotic graffiti of the Dodecaschoenus.
- MSS 3 (Diaries): Given by W. Spiegelberg to Professor W. F. Edgerton.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
- MSS 1-2 (Squeezes): No documentation, transferred from Griffith MSS.
- MSS 3 (Diaries): After Edgerton died, Professor George R. Hughes deposited them in the Griffith Institute in 1970.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
- MSS 1: Squeezes made in 1895-1896 of some scenes in Theban Tombs 11, 12, 20, 50, 157, and 163.
- MSS 2: Squeezes of some scenes and texts in the Island of Biga and Philae (Dodecaschoenus).
- MSS 3: Two diaries (with continuous pagination) compiled between 7 November 1898 and 9 February 1899 during the Marquis of Northampton's excavations at Thebes.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Kept as received.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions de reproduction
- MSS 1-2: Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
- MSS 3: Joint copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, and Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.
Langue des documents
- allemand
Écriture des documents
Notes sur la langue et l'écriture
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
The bindings of the diaries are in a fragile condition and need to be handled carefully.
Instruments de recherche
Full catalogue.
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
These are originals.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
There are xeroxes of the diaries in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.