KHIRBET ET TANNUR EXCAVATION RECORDS, 1937-2004
By Cynthia Rufo
Collection Overview
Title: Khirbet et Tannur Excavation Records, 1937-2004
Creator: American Schools of Oriental Research
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in three series; Series 1. Documents; Series 2. Artifacts; Series 3. Photographs.
Languages: English, Hebrew, French
Scope and Contents
Series 1. Documents describes the excavation, artifacts discovered at the site, and the division of the artifacts between ASOR, the Palestine Archaeological Museum, and the Jordan Archaeological Museum. The collection also contains publications about Khirbet et Tannur. The original box numbers have been maintained. The first box in Series 1 is Box 5. The second box in this series is Box 6.
Series 2. Artifacts contains ASOR’s portion of the excavated artifacts, with the exception of artifacts and sculptures which have been transferred to the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Series 3. Photographs documents artifacts in situ and in a studio setting. The majority of the photos were taken by Nelson Glueck and S.J. Schweig.
Series 2. Artifacts, and Series 3. Photographs, are being processed.
Box and Folder List
Box 5:
Series 1: Documents
Folder 1: General, 1938
Folder 2: Articles, 1937-2004
Folder 3-12: Artifacts
Folder 3: Artifact Registry, 1937-1938
Folder 4: Coins, 1963
Folder 5: Index Cards for Items Sent to the Palestine Archaeological Museum, n.d.
Folder 6: Inscriptions, n.d., 1962
Folder 7: Inventory of Sculptures Divided between ASOR, Jordan Archaeological Museum and Palestine Archaeological Museum, n.d.
Folder 8: Moldings, n.d.
Folder 9: Organic Remains, n.d., 2004
Folder 10: Pottery Registry and Drawings
Folder 11: Sculpture Photograph Inventory (compiled by Judith McKenzie), ca. 2004
Folder 12: Sherds Inventory (compiled by Judith McKenzie), 2004-2010
Folder 13-21: Deities and Dolphins Manuscript
Box 6:
Folder 1-13: Deities and Dolphins Manuscript, c. 1965
Folder 14: Diary: Glueck, Nelson (2 folders), 1937
Folder 15: Level Book, 1937
Folder 16-19: Notes
Folder 16: Fisher, Clarence: Architectural Notes, Nabataen Temple, 1937
Folder 17: Fisher, Clarence: Reconstruction Notes, 1937
Folder 18: Glueck, Nelson: Notes on Fisher’s Architectural Notes, 1937
Folder 19: Pape, Carl: Field Notes, 1937
Folder 20: Site Plans, 1937
Folder 21-23: Sketchbooks
Folder 21-22: Fisher, Clarence: Architectural Measurements, 1937
Folder 23: Wall and Floor Measurements, 1937
