Area dell'identificazione
Codice di riferimento
Titolo
Date
- 1895-1899 (Creazione)
Livello di descrizione
Consistenza e supporto
1 box and 2 oversize boxes
Area del contesto
Nome del soggetto produttore
Nota biografica
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 He published his acclaimed Coptic Dictionary, which was only superseded by W. E. Crum's work.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.
Storia archivistica
- 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.
Modalità di acquisizione
- 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.
Area del contenuto e della struttura
Ambito e contenuto
- 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.
Valutazione e scarto
Incrementi
Sistema di ordinamento
Kept as received.
Area delle condizioni di accesso e uso
Condizioni di accesso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Condizioni di riproduzione
- 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.
Lingua dei materiali
tedesco
Scrittura dei materiali
Note sulla lingua e sulla scrittura
Caratteristiche materiali e requisiti tecnici
The bindings of the diaries are in a fragile condition and need to be handled carefully.
Strumenti di ricerca
Full catalogue.
Area dei materiali collegati
Esistenza e localizzazione degli originali
These are originals.
Esistenza e localizzazione di copie
There are xeroxes of the diaries in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.
Unità di descrizione collegate
Other Archives:
- Spiegelberg MSS in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly Oriental Institute), University of Chicago.
Griffith Institute Archive:
- Folder with copies of mummy labels from the Collection Forrer, Strasbourg, made by Spiegelberg in 1893, within Möller MSS (box V).