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TAA i.2.23
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- 1924 (Produção)
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1 diary
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História biográfica
British Egyptologist. Born, London 1874. Died, London 1939. Privately educated. Employed by P. E. Newberry in 1891 working for the Archaeological Survey. Assisted in excavations for the Egypt Exploration Fund 1892-3, was with Petrie at Amarna in 1892, and as a draughtsman to the Deir el-Bahri expedition 1893-9. Appointed Chief Inspector of Antiquities of Upper Egypt 1899-1904. Discovered several royal tombs, including those of Hatshepsut, Tuthmosis IV and Amenophis I. Inspector of Lower Egypt 1905. Employed by Lord Carnarvon from 1909 onwards, to excavate in the Theban necropolis, the Delta and Middle Egypt. His most famous discovery, that of the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, was made in 1922. He spent the next ten years recording the tomb's contents. Most of Carter's records for Tutankhamun's tomb remain unpublished.
História do arquivo
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
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Âmbito e conteúdo
Howard Carter's appointment diary for 1924
- Letts's - No. 46 - Indian and Colonial - Rough Diary - 1924
- Notes on Carter's activities in Egypt in early 1924, which include departures and arrivals, lunch appointments, meetings with officials and colleagues, and lecture venues and dates. Also contains a few notes on negotiations with British officials and the Egyptian authorities, between December 1924 and January 1925, regarding the dispute and closure of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- Also entries for:
- Lecture tour, North America, 12 April (depart London) to 2 July (depart New York).
- Some lectures, England, October to early November.
- Lecture, Madrid, Residencia de Estudiantes, 24 November.
- Lecture, Madrid, Trabro Fontainalla, 26 November.
- Departed for Egypt, 10 December.
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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Características físicas e requisitos técnicos
- 19.5 x 12 x 1.8 cm
- Letts's - No. 46 - Indian and Colonial - Rough Diary - 1924
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Existência e localização de cópias
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
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Nota
- Formerly catalogued as, and forming part of, Tutankhamun MSS 1