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The E. A. Wallis Budge Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 123

Scope and Content

This collection is arranged in three series. It contains bound manuscripts of works by Budge from 1909 to 1915, unbound manuscripts of works by Budge from 1923 to 1935, and an extensive collection of index cards created for the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary (edited by Budge, copyright 1920).

Dates

  • 1909 - 1935

Language of Materials

English, Ethiopic, Egyptian

Access:

There are no special restrictions to the access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The E.A. Wallis Budge Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1857 July 27
Born, Cornwall, England
1878-1884
Student, Semitic Languages, Cambridge University
1883
Joined staff of British Museum in London
1894-1924
Keeper of the department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities, British Museum
1920
Knighted
1934 November 23
Died

Biographical Information

Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge was a prominent British archeologist specializing in Middle East antiquities. He mastered numerous ancient languages and embarked on several archeological excavations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Sudan. He played a key role in discovering many tablets, manuscripts, and papyri from these regions and produced important translations such as The Book of the Dead (1899), Coptic Homilies (1910), and Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (1914).

Extent

20 Linear Feet (12 Boxes)

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written in the winter of 1996, by Douglas Denne under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin and Daved Anthony Schmidt in April of 2009.

Title
The E.A. Wallis Budge Manuscript Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Douglas F. Denné
Date
2009
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Repository Details

Part of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Princeton Theological Seminary
Wright Library
25 Library Place
Princeton NJ 08540 USA