letter
- Museum number
- EA76744
- Description
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A letter from General Lord Hely Hutchinson, Commander of the British army in Alexandria, Egypt, to the traveller and scientist Edward Daniel Clarke. Clarke is to ensure the security of the Rosetta Stone which he, W.R. Hamilton and Colonel Turner are taking possession of from the French army under the terms of the Capitulation of Alexandria. The letter also asks Clarke to copy the inscription from the Stone. It is dated September 13, 1801.
- Production date
- 13 September 1801
- Dimensions
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Height: 31.10 centimetres
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Width: 20.60 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Published:
Regulski, I. (ed.), 2022. Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt, pp. 71-3
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2022-2023 13 Oct-19 Feb, London, BM, Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 2008
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA76744
- Registration number
- 2008,1006.1
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AESAr.1045