TAA iv.03.08

Caption
Account of the opening of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, page 8.
Creator
Date of creation
3 March 1923
Material
Ink
Paper
Measurements
20.5 x 12.8 cm (h x w)
Notes

Howard Carter is also mentioned on this page.

Transcription

It was a quarter past two when 

we went down into the tomb, and it 

was after five when we came out, and

I think we were all fairly dazed, too 

dazed even to realise what we had 

found. Now it is all buried deep 

underground again, waiting for next 

season’s work.

          Carter came back to dinner with 

us that night, and we were all 

more or less like crazy people. The 

excitement had been too much for us, 

and I’m sure anyone coming in would 

have said we were/<had> all been taking 

too much to drink.

          An unforgettable experience, and one

impossible to get onto paper.