The King's body ("mummy") (TAA i.3.18)

Howard Carter's notes made in preparation of the complete publication of Tutankhamun's tomb
This section:
Concept & Direction: Jaromir Malek
Scanning: Kent Rawlinson, Keunjoo Kim and Jenni Navratil
Transcription and editing:
Elizabeth Fleming and Jaromir Malek
Coordination: Elizabeth Fleming

TAA i.3.18.1

GROUPS OF OBJECTS UPON NECK.

I. t,
II. fff, kk, ggg, hhh.
III. iii, iii bis, jjj.
IV. 4a, zzz, yyy, xxx, 4b.
V. 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i, 4i bis, 4j, 4k, 4l.
VI. 4m.

22 amulets

The above order is from the first (T) uppermost object. (i.e., the reverse to that when they were placed upon the mummy)

TAA i.3.18.2

Thorax
X. NNN. X
XI OOO, PPP. X
XII QQQ, UUU, VVV. X
XIII TTT. X

Arms
R. arm - amuletic bracelet X
L. arm amuletic " X
R. forearm X, OO, PP, QQ, RR, SS, SS bis.
L. forearm WW, XX, YY, ZZ, AAA. (X)
L. hand BBB, CCC.

Shins
Tail or Tails. X

Head X

TAA i.3.18.3

A mask etc. AA thighs AAA arms 4 A neck
B trappings etc. BB abdomen BBB arms 4 B neck
C abdomen CC thighs CCC arms x 4 C
D abdomen DD abdomen DDD x 4 D
E thorax EE abdomen EEE x 4 E
F thorax FF thorax FFF neck 4 F neck
G thorax GG thorax GGG neck 4 G neck
H thorax HH thorax (1, 2, 3.) HHH neck 4 H neck
I shins II III neck 4 I neck
J thighs JJ thighs (1. 2. 3. 4). JJJ neck 4 J neck
K thighs KK neck KKK thorax 4 K neck
L abdomen LL LLL thorax 4 L neck
M abdomen MM. MMM thorax 4 M neck
N thighs NN (no mention) NNN 4 N.
O abdomen OO arms. OOO 4 O
P thorax PP arms. PPP 4 P
Q thorax QQ arms. QQQ 4 Q
R thighs RR arms. RRR 4 R
S thighs. SS arms. (bis) SSS 4 S
T neck. TT thorax. TTT 4 T
U abdomen. UU UUU 4 U
V thighs. VV thorax. VVV 4 V
W thighs. WW arms. WWW
X arms. XX arms. XXX neck
Y YY arms. YYY neck
Z thorax. ZZ arms. ZZZ neck

TAA i.3.18.4-8a = Templates used for drawings of objects found on the mummy. Not scanned.

TAA i.3.18.9-21 = Photocopy of a lecture (13 pages) given by Dr. D. E. Derry and entitled 'Akhenaten & Tutankhamon'. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.22-3 = Photocopy of a 'Precis of a lecture to be given by Dr. D. E. Derry ... and by Mr R. Engelbach ... on the attribution of the coffin and bones found in the cache of Queen Tyi' [etc.]. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.24 = Photocopy of a note on the age of Tutankhamun, and of another, dated March 10, 1930, on the mummy thought to be of Akhenaten. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.25-6 = Photocopy of a letter, dated December 11, 1926, from Howard Carter to Dr. D. E. Derry, concerning the mummy of Tutankhamun and other royal mummies. Photocopy of notes, dated November 11, 1925, by Alfred Lucas, concerning some materials on Tutankhamun's mummy. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.27-40 = Photocopy of 'Anatomical Report on the Mummy of King Tut Ankh Amon. Report on the uncovering of the mummy of King Tut Ankh Amon' (title page + 13 pages), by Dr. D. E. Derry and Dr. Saleh Bey Hamdi. [Presented in full in Leek, F. F. The Human Remains from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Oxford: Griffith Institute. 1972), 11-16.] Now in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.41-56 = Photocopy of an incomplete earlier version of the report on Tutankhamun's mummy by Dr. D. E. Derry and Dr. Saleh Bey Hamdi, accompanied by a photocopy of a photograph of Tutankhamun's head (no doubt by Harry Burton). Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.57 = Photocopy of a short note on dental health, by Dr. D. E. Derry. Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned of transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.58 = Photocopy of a note on identification of royal mummies, by Dr. D. E. Derry. Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.59 = Photocopy of notes connected with an article on 'Incidence of Dental Diseases in Ancient Egypt', by Dr. D. E. Derry, published in British Medical Journal, Jan. 21, 1933, p. 112. Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned or transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.60 = Another photocopy of a short note on dental health, by Dr. D. E. Derry (see TAA i.3.18.57). Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned of transcribed.

TAA i.3.18.61-7 = Photocopy of a report on 'Unwrapping of Mummy of the King Tut-Ankh-Amen, Begun 11/11/25', by Dr. D. E. Derry. Probably in the Archive of University College, London. Not scanned of transcribed.


(August 25, 2009)


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