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253

Caption
First (outermost) coffin
Season
2nd Season (1923–1924)
Museum numbers
Cairo GEM 7590
Notes

Carter, Howard 1927. The tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen, vol. 2. London: Cassell, 51-53, 70-72, pl. xvi, lxvi-lxvii.
Beinlich, Horst and Mohamed Saleh 1989. Corpus der hieroglyphischen Inschriften aus dem Grab des Tutanchamun. Oxford: Griffith Institute, 72-74.

Conservation notes

page with writing
TAA i.2.12.18.recto
page with writing
TAA i.2.12a.4.2.recto
page with writing
TAA i.2.12a.4.4
page with writing
TAA i.2.12a.4.5

Archaeological journal

image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.11
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.13
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.15
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.17
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.19
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.21
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.23
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.25
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.27
journal 4th season 1925-26 page 29
TAA i.2.3.29
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.31
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.49
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.51
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.53
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.55
image of journal page
TAA i.2.3.57
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.139
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.141
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.143
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.111
writing on paper
TAA i.2.4.3
writing on paper
TAA i.2.4.4
writing on paper
TAA i.2.4.5
writing on paper
TAA i.2.2.47
writing on paper
TAA i.2.2.49
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.118
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.119
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.120
writing on paper
TAA i.2.1.121

Diary

Image of a diary page
Burton, M. MSS 322
writing on paper
Burton, M. MSS 253

Lecture notes

Typed lecture with annotations in pencil
TAA i.12.18.recto

Scientific notes

Typed notes on paper with annotations in pencil
TAA i.3.2.7
Typed notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.23
Typed notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.40
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.52
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.62
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.64
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.72.recto
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.73.recto
Handwritten notes on paper
TAA i.3.2.57

Maps, plans, sketches and drawings

Draft plan of the lid of the first (outermost) coffin (Carter no. 253) in situ in the Burial chamber
Carter MSS i.G.36
Final plan of the Burial chamber recording all of the objects in situ with their assigned numbers
Carter MSS i.G.31

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