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Date(s)
- [1860 - 1910] (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 archival folder
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Notice biographique
J. Stuart King was an Army officer, rising to the position of Major. He served as British Agent and Vice-Consul at Zeila, Somaliland from 1884-1886, and was interested in some elements of Somali language and culture on which he wrote letters to the… read more
Histoire archivistique
It is unknown how the material passed from J.Stuart King to reach the Royal Asiatic Society.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
It is unknown when the material came into the Society.
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Portée et contenu
A set of handwritten notes concerning inscriptions. They are titled:
- The Naqbu-i-Hajar Inscription with commentary
- The Hisn Ghurāb Inscription
- Nouvelles Études sur L'Epigraphie du Yemen par MM Joseph et Hartwig Derenbourg
- Minoean B.M. 92 Glaser 284
- Comparative Alphabet
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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
- allemand
- arabe
- hébreu
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Unités de description associées
Major J. Stuart King wrote several letters which were published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. These can be found:
- JRAS 1898, April, pp.370-373
- JRAS 1903, October, pp.823-824
- JRAS 1905, April, pp.356-357
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- King J. Stuart Vice Consul at Zeila (Sujet)
- Glaser Eduard 1855-1908 (Sujet)
- Derenbourg Hartwig 1844-1908 (Sujet)
- Derenbourg Joseph 1811-1895 (Sujet)
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Note de l'archiviste
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.