Item Uphill MSS 5.3 - Notes on temples and tombs

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Uphill MSS 5.3

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Notes on temples and tombs

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  • c. 1960s-1970s (Creation)

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1 envelope

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The estate of Eric Uphill.

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Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.

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A group of miscellaneous notes on temples and tombs, mostly ancient Egyptian but also Solomon's temple, Jerusalem
46 pages (41 single-sided + 5 double-sided)
Preliminary notes for a project or publication, publication plan, with brief descriptions, measurements and plans
First group, 25 pages (20 single-sided + 5 double-sided)
Uphill's headings:

  • "Further remarks on the Aten temples"
    • Sanctuary
    • Constructed & plan alterations
  • Meket Re model portico
    • Cattle census yard
    • Cattle stable
    • Butcher shop
    • Granary
    • Brewery and bakery
    • Weaving shop
    • Carpenter's shop
  • Heliopolis
  • Hermopolis
  • Hierakonpolis
  • Abydos royal tombs, list with plans
  • Jerusalem, Solomon's temple

Second group, related material moved here from a miscellaneous group of Uphill's unsorted loose notes
21 single-sided pages

  • Notes on Heliopolis, typewritten, annotated
    • Temple of Ramesses II
    • Temple of Ramesses IV
    • Chapel of prince Nebmaatre [Nebmaetre] (son of Ramesses IX)
    • Habitable area at Heliopolis
    • Fort complex of Ramesses III
    • Photocopied maps and plans of Heliopolis, made from publications

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Kept as received.

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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