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Typewritten letter to Howard Carter regarding article for Harper's magazine and thoughts on seal impressions.
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Since seeing you I have been thinking further about the door seals.
The additional seal with the insignia of the necropolis administration,
which we found on the third (still unopened door), containing as it does also
the cartouche of Tutenkhamon himself, is rather significant; for it shows
beyond a doubt that his people were using the necropolis seal in making the
original closure of the door. Hence the occurrence of this seal anywhere in
this tomb is less likely to be post-Empire in date. It all fits in with the
com<p>lete escape of this tomb from post-Empire destruction which overtook all
the rest. It is the sole tomb that has so escaped. What magnificent luck
that you should have found it! I feel like congratulating you all over
again!
Greatly appreciating anything you can do in the way of photographs,
and in keen anticipation of the great opening, I am, with kindest regards,
in which all the party join,
Very cordially yours,
James H. Breasted.
P.S. Address:
Care Thos. Cook & Son,
CAIRO
We shall reach Cairo next Tuesday. Would be glad to find photographs
awaiting me there, as they are needed at the earliest possible date.