Identity area
Reference code
TAA ii.23
Title
Date(s)
- 1959 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British Egyptologist. Born, Eltham 1879. Died, Oxford 1963. Educated at Charterhouse, then studied Classics, Hebrew and Arabic at The Queen's College, Oxford. Worked with A. Erman on the preparation of material for the Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache and was sub-editor 1906-8. Laycock Studentship, Worcester College, Oxford, 1906-12. Edited many Egyptological publications, including the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. Published extensively in the field of Egyptology. Honorary Secretary of the Egypt Exploration Society, 1917-20, Vice President and then President, 1959-63. He was awarded many distinctions during his career. Specialized in hieratic texts on papyri and ostraca. Gardiner published the 1st edition of his Egyptian Grammar in 1927, which is still one of the essential learning aids for Middle Egyptian. Gardiner was also a member of the Tutankhamun excavation team, recording inscriptions from objects found in the tomb during the first few seasons.
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of Sir Alan Gardiner.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Sir Alan Gardiner in October 1959. Originally placed with administrative documentation in Assistant Secretary's office. Transferred to the Griffith Institute Archive in February 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Documentation and correspondence regarding the planned Tutankhamun publication project by the Griffith Institute.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.