Zone d'identification
Cote
Uphill MSS 5.2
Titre
Pyramid construction: correspondence and documentation
Date(s)
- 2002-2007 (Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
1 envelope
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(1929-2018)
Histoire archivistique
The estate of Eric Uphill.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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)
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Kept as received.
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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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Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
No problems.
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
These are the originals.