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The 1909–1910 Gebelein Manuscript Inventory (Inventario Manoscritto): Archival Data from the M.A.I. Excavations Cover

The 1909–1910 Gebelein Manuscript Inventory (Inventario Manoscritto): Archival Data from the M.A.I. Excavations

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|Sep 2026

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Figure 1

Map of the Gebelein micro-region showing the archaeological sites documented in the 1909–1910 Manuscript inventory. Base map by Juli M. Chyla; site locations by Aneta Skalec.

Figure 2

First page of the original Inventario manoscritto of the 1909–1910 excavations at Gebelein, showing the heading. © Archivio di Stato di Torino, Soprintendenza speciale al Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, Secondo versamento, mazzo 2, fascicolo 17, p. 1.

Figure 3

Bar chart showing the distribution of inventory numbers among the three archaeological sites documented in the 1909–1910 Manuscript inventory. Graph by Aneta Skalec.

Figure 4

Thirty-seventh page of the original Inventario manoscritto of the 1909–1910 excavations at Gebelein, showing the tabular layout. © Archivio di Stato di Torino, Soprintendenza speciale al Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, Secondo versamento, mazzo 2, fascicolo 17, p. 37.

Table 1

Short description of the data collected in the sheet Manuscript Inventory.

COLUMNDESCRIPTIONDATA TYPE
Inventory HeadingArchaeological contextControlled vocabulary
Numero d’inventario/Inventory numberStandardized inventory numberInteger
Standardized object descriptionEditorial object categoryText
Descrizione dell’oggettoDiplomatic transcriptionText
Description of the objectEnglish translationText
NaturaMaterial (Italian)Text
NatureMaterial (English)Text
Prezzo/PriceObject valueNumeric/Text
AnnotazioniAnnotation (Italian)Text
AnnotationsAnnotation (English)Text
Collective Entry IDRelational identifierText
Present in SiMECollection statusYes/No
More than one object under the same inventory number in the SiMEMultiple records flagYes/No
CommentaryEditorial noteText
Table 2

Short description of the data collected in the sheet Collective Entries.

COLUMNDESCRIPTIONDATA TYPE
Collective Entry IDUnique identifier linking the collective entry to records in the Manuscript Inventory worksheet.Text (identifier)
Collective object descriptionOriginal (Italian) collective description.Text
Collective natureOriginal (Italian) collective material designation.Text
Collective priceCollective value assigned to the group.Numeric/Text
Collective annotationOriginal (Italian) collective annotation.Text
Inventory rangeInventory numbers covered by the collective entry.Text
Table 3

Short description of the data collected in the sheet Codebook.

COLUMNDESCRIPTIONDATA TYPE
Original form of abbreviationAbbreviation or symbol occurring in the Manuscript inventory.Text
Meaning (Italian)Expanded form of the abbreviation in Italian.Text
Meaning (English)English translation or explanation of the abbreviation.Text
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.220 | Journal eISSN: 2049-1565
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 18
Submitted on: Jun 23, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 25, 2026
Published on: Sep 2, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Aneta Skalec, published by Ubiquity Press
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