Zona de identificação
Código de referência
TAA i.1.1-620
Título
Object cards: compiled by Howard Carter and others
Data(s)
- 1922-1933 (Produção)
Nível de descrição
Séries
Dimensão e suporte
Approximately 3,500 index cards stored in three metal filing-cabinet drawers.
Zona do contexto
História do arquivo
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece, Miss Phyllis Walker.
Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência
Donated by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Zona do conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
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
Avaliação, selecção e eliminação
Ingressos adicionais
Sistema de arranjo
Zona de condições de acesso e utilização
Condições de acesso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Condiçoes de reprodução
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Idioma do material
Script do material
Notas ao idioma e script
Características físicas e requisitos técnicos
- 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
Instrumentos de descrição
Zona de documentação associada
Existência e localização de originais
Existência e localização de cópias
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Unidades de descrição relacionadas
Nota de publicação
- 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)