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TAA i.2.9
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Date(s)
- 1925-1926 (Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
2 notebooks
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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 Most of Carter's records for Tutankhamun's tomb remain unpublished.
Histoire archivistique
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Howard Carter manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume ii, chapters V and VI
- Two notebooks, TAA i.2.9 [1] and TAA i.2.9 [2].
TAA i.2.9 [1]
"I. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen. IVth Season, 1925-26."
- Howard Carter's manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume ii, chapters 5 and 6.
- Covering fourth season, 1925-1926.
- 54 openings (108 pages) with several enclosures.
- Two sections:
- 1-[27] (Carter's numbering for openings).
- Carter's annotated manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume ii, chapter 5.
- Manuscript title: 'Chap. V. The Opening of the three Coffins ||| (Season 1925-26)'.
- Pages 1-26 (Carter's numbering for openings).
- Carter's annotated manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume ii, chapter 6.
- Manuscript title: 'Chap. VI. Light on Pharaonic Burial Customs'.
TAA i.2.9 [2]
"II. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen. IVth Season - 1925-26 - Continued."
- 12 openings (24 pages)
- Pages 27-38 (Carter's numbering for openings).
- Continuation of Carter's annotated manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume ii, chapter 6.
- [Manuscript title: 'Chap. VI. Light on Pharaonic Burial Customs'.]
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Conditions d’accès
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Notes sur la langue et l'écriture
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
TAA i.2.9 [1]
- Bound volume, buff-coloured boards with black leather spine
- Printed labels on the front cover board: "Egyptian Government" and "F"
- 33.5 by 21.7 by 1 cm
- Ruled and columned pages, for inventory
TAA i.2.9 [2]
- Bound volume, buff-coloured boards with black leather spine
- Printed labels on the front cover board: "Egyptian Government" and "G"
- 33.5 by 21.6 by 1.2 cm
- Ruled pages
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
See Carter, Howard, The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen ii (1927) (OEB 136412).
Zone des notes
Note
- Formerly catalogued as Tutankhamun MSS 9
- Also formerly referred to as:
- Carter notebook 9
- Tutankhamun notebook 9