Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Uphill MSS 5.2
Título
Pyramid construction: correspondence and documentation
Fecha(s)
- 2002-2007 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Unidad documental simple
Volumen y soporte
1 envelope
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
(1929-2018)
Historia archivística
The estate of Eric Uphill.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Correspondence and documentation exchanged between Robert M. Porter and Uphill in 2002 and 2007.
25 pages (16 single-sided + 9 double-sided)
The first exchange in 2002 concerns the construction of Fourth Dynasty pyramids and Porter's article, which was written in response to another article published on the same subject.
- Dorka, Uwe E. 2002. "Lifting of stones in 4th Dynasty pyramid building". Göttinger Miszellen 189, 11-22 (OEB 49710)
- Porter, Robert M. 2003. "Pyramid building: a response to Dorka and others". Göttinger Miszellen 194, 105-107 (OEB 180943)
The second group consists of a letter from Porter in 2007 relating to ramps used for the construction of Neferirkare's pyramid, along with a copy of Porter's paper "An easy way to build a pyramid," a conference paper presented at Current Research in Egyptology VIII, Swansea, 2007 - Also see Porter, Robert M. 1994. "An easy way to build a pyramid". Göttinger Miszellen 139, 93-94 (OEB 38447)
Valorización, destrucción y programación
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Sistema de arreglo
Kept as received.
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Condiciones de acceso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Condiciones
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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These are the originals.