Zone d'identification
Cote
TAA i.1.1-620
Titre
Object cards: compiled by Howard Carter and others
Date(s)
- 1922-1933 (Production)
Niveau de description
Série organique
Étendue matérielle et support
Approximately 3,500 index cards stored in three metal filing-cabinet drawers.
Zone du contexte
Histoire archivistique
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece, Miss Phyllis Walker.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Donated by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Tutankhamun object cards with accompanying photographs, notes (some group notes listed below) and letters, compiled by Howard Carter and other members of the excavation team [TAA i.1.1-620]
- Most cards are manuscript records, as well as many original typescript records
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Many cards are illustrated with drawings of objects, or details of objects, by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace
The object cards record:
- Object number, main description of the object, location in the tomb, measurements, description of the object - Howard Carter and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
- Hieroglyphic inscriptions, transcriptions and translations - Mostly Alan H. Gardiner and P. E. Newberry, but some inscriptions are transcribed by Carter
- Conservation records - Alfred Lucas and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
- Botanical and textile notes - P. E. Newberry
- Photographic documentation - Harry Burton
Other groups of notes filed with the object cards include:
- Notes on the [ancient] robberies, by Howard Carter, Alfred Lucas and Lord Carnarvon
- Notes on various aspects of the Annexe by Howard Carter (1-4, 10-43, 47-64), Alfred Lucas (5-9, 44-6) and A. H. Gardiner (41)
- Notes and memoranda on various aspects of the tomb by Alfred Lucas
- Notes on the contents of baskets by Howard Carter
- Note on a wooden docket by A. H. Gardiner
- Two letters from Howard Carter to A. H. Gardiner
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
- Most of the cards measure 12.5 x 20.5 cm
- Accompanying material, including photographs and notes, was folded to fit alongside the cards by Carter
Instruments de recherche
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Unités de description associées
Note de publication
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/ (object cards and photographs)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4robbery.html (ancient robberies notes)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4ann.html (notes on the Annexe)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4lucasme.html (notes by Alfred Lucas)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4two_letters.html (two letters from Howard Carter to A. H. Gardiner)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4baskets.html (contents of baskets)
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4docket.html (wooden docket)