Pièce TAA i.2.14 - Journal: inventory, objects sent to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 1922-1929

1 notebook

Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.

Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.

Tutankhamun journal with an inventory of objects sent to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, between 1922 and 1929

• Pages 1-17
  • Arthur Mace's manuscript records
  • Mace's heading on the title page (page 0), "Tut-Ankh-Amun"
  • Mace's heading on page 1, "Catalogue of objects sent to Cairo Museum. Season 1922-1923"
  • Mace's final entry, "34 packages containing 89 boxes", and signed by A.C.M. (Arthur C. Mace) and H.C. (Howard Carter), dated "12 May 1923."
• Page 18
  • Unidentified hand, manuscript notes, French
  • French manuscript heading, "Liste des Caisses parties de la Vallée des Rois le 1er Avril, a 10 h. 15 a.m."
  • Carter's manuscript annotation at top of the page, "Cases and antiquities removed by the Service des Antiquities Spring 1924 from No. 15 and No. 4 Biban el Maluke"
• Pages 19-21
  • Carter's manuscript records
  • Carter's final entry, "Nineteen cases handed over to M. Baraize for transport to Cairo March 31st 1925. Howard Carter [signature]. These cases were carried by hand and(?) to River Early morn of the 1st April"
• Page 22
  • Carter's manuscript column headings, but no entries
• Page 23
  • Carter's manuscript records
  • Carter's final entry, "The above objects enclosed in sixteen cases (one of which No. 16 to be brought by Mr. Carter). Howard Carter [signature] April 16th 1927."
• Page 25
  • Typewritten list affixed to page
  • Cases "XXIII" to "XXXVIII"
  • All objects are from the Treasury
  • Not dated
• Pages 26-32
  • Carter's manuscript records
  • Objects are from the Treasury and Annexe
  • "List of cases of antiquities sent to the Cairo Museum March [day not entered] th., 1929."
  • Carter's final entry, "Ninety cases of antiquities as for above list. delivered to the Chief Inspector for transport March ... 1929. H.C."

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• Bound notebook, red-brown leather boards with blue cloth spine
• Two printed labels affixed to the front cover board:
  • Typewritten label, applied after accession, "NOTEBOOK. 14 NOTEBOOK 14 (annotated) | Catalogue of objects sent to Cairo Museum, Season 1922-23" (sic)
  • Printed label, partially removed, annotated "A"
• 32.0 x 20.0 x 1.5 cm
• Ruled pages

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• Not currently available online (status 18/07/2022)