Identity area
Reference code
Uphill MSS 1
Nadpis
Hawara Labyrinth publication: Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara Labyrinth of king Amenemhat III documentation
Date(s)
- 1993-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1929-2018)
Archival history
The estate of Eric Uphill.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Publication documentation for Uphill, Eric P. 2000. Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara labyrinth of king Amenemhat III. Studies in Egyptology. London; New York: Kegan Paul International, OEB 45200. Based on Eric Uphill's M.A. thesis.
423 pages (400 single-sided + 23 double-sided).
- 1.1. Typewritten draft 'Recording the Labyrinth site and earlier views expressed on it', 158 pages with 1 handwritten page for index:
- Draft reviewed and annotated by Harry Smith;
- Smith’s report on the same, dated 20-03-1993;
- Smith's covering letter to Uphill, dated 20-03-1993.
- 1.2. Earlier annotated typewritten draft of 'Recording the Labyrinth site and earlier views expressed on it', 149 pages, with related documentation, typed and handwritten notes, photographs and plans copied from publications.
- 1.3. Typeset proof of Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara Labyrinth of king Amenemhat III, xiv + 102 pages.
- 1.4. 3½" floppy disk, 2 files are different versions of the publication text.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
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.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- No problems.
- Uphill MSS 1.4, the text files have been converted to Word [08-08-2023], although the original formatting has been lost during conversion.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
These are originals, except for the photocopied publication pages.
Existence and location of copies
- Uphill MSS 1.4: The original files on the floppy disk were created in WordPerfect. These files have been converted to Word. Both versions have been backed up to the Griffith Institute Archive's born-digital server (no public access).
Related units of description
Publication note
- Uphill, Eric P. 2000. Pharaoh's gateway to eternity: the Hawara labyrinth of king Amenemhat III. Studies in Egyptology. London; New York: Kegan Paul International, OEB 45200.