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- [1860 - 1910] (Création/Production)
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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 Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society on occasion in the following years.
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It is unknown how the material passed from J.Stuart King to reach the Royal Asiatic Society.
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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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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.
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- anglais
- allemand
- arabe
- hébreu
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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
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- 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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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.