Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1856 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 notebook handwritten
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Henry Alexander Ormsby served in the Indian Navy. According to Charles Rathbone Low in his "A History of the Indian Navy (1613-1863)", Ormsby absconded from the Navy at the age of 19, between 1826-1830 and for three years went to live with some Arabs in… read more
Histoire archivistique
The Paper was written by Captain Ormsby.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The Paper was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society and extracts of it read to the Society at its General Meeting of 6th December 1856. This is recorded in the General Meeting Minutes for that occasion.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
These Papers contain a single item entitled: "A Translation of the Standard inscription, and of the great slab, or Altar, found in the ruins of Nimrud by Captain Ormsby, Indian Navy". The translation is contained with a soft-cover notebook which gives… read more
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.… read more
Conditions de reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Zone des notes
Note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.