Georg Steindorff papers A Guide to the Collection Overview Creator: Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951. Title: Georg Steindorff papers Inclusive Dates: 1841-1953 Bulk Dates: 1885-1950 Abstract: The Georg Steindorff papers document the work of eminent German Egyptologist Georg Steindorff (1861-1951). The collection includes correspondence, field notes, lecture notes, maps, photographs, published writings, research files, and newspaper clippings generated or collected by Dr. Steindorff throughout his career. Accession No: BridArch 208.16 Extent: 24 boxes (13 linear feet) Language: Material is in German, French, English, Coptic, Arabic, and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Repository Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Biographical Note Georg Steindorff was born in Dessau, Germany, on November 12, 1861. He studied Egyptology and oriental languages at the University of Göttingen, earning a Ph.D. in 1884. After working at the State Museum and lecturing at the University of Berlin for nearly a decade, Steindorff was appointed Professor of Egyptology at the University of Leipzig in 1893. At Leipzig Steindorff co-founded and led the Ägyptologische Institut (Egyptian Institute) for forty-two years, filling its collections with purchased antiquities and with artifacts excavated at Giza, Tjebu, Aniba, and elsewhere. A prolific author, Professor Steindorff wrote 1 for both scholarly and popular presses. For more than four decades he also served as editor of his discipline’s leading journal, Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde. On April 19, 1887 Georg Steindorff married Elise Oppenheimer, the sister of sociologist Franz Oppenheimer and daughter of Berlin Reform Rabbi Julius Oppenheimer. After the publication of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, Dr. Steindorff lost his position at the Egyptian Institute due to his Jewish lineage even though he had converted to Protestantism decades earlier. In 1939 the Steindorffs sought refuge in the United States, locating near Los Angeles, where Dr. Steindorff continued to consult and publish until his death in 1951. Sources: Doss, Stewart M. “New Books May Afford SMU Data.” Dallas Morning News, November 13, 1952 Guide to the Georg Steindorff Collection. Leo Baeck Institute Center for Jewish History, New York. http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=482091 (accessed 10/12/2015) Steindorff Collection, Bridwell Library Special Collections, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. https://sites.smu.edu/bridwell/specialcollections/steindorff/steindorff.htm (accessed 10/12/2015) Who’s Who in Germany. New York: G. E. Stechert, 1912. Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection documents the research, writings, and professional activities of prominent Egyptologist Georg Steindorff, whose career spanned from the 1880s until his death in 1951. The Georg Steindorff papers include field notes, maps, and photographs from excavations in Egypt and Sudan, photographs and descriptions of artifacts held by many prominent institutions, and both transcriptions and translations of hieroglyphic and Coptic texts. The large number of published writings in the collection reflect Dr. Steindorff’s broad expertise in Egyptian history, culture, religion, languages, art, architecture, and material culture. Arrangement of the Collection The Georg Steindorff papers are divided into twelve topical series. The first six series represent general topics of study within Egyptology. The final six focus on Dr. Steindorff and his scholarly work as an archaeologist, author, and curatorial consultant. 2 Series 1: Egyptian Society and Religion, circa 1890-1940 Series 2: Architecture, circa 1890-1950 Series 3: Philology, 1841-circa 1950 Series 4: War and Weapons, circa 1890-1940 Series 5: Art, circa 1890-1940 Series 6: History, circa 1890-1950 Series 7: Expeditions and Excavations, circa 1890-1940 Series 8: Writings, 1884-1951 Series 9: Research Files and Personal Data, 1887-1951 Series 10: Correspondence, 1894-1953 Series 11: Photographs, circa 1900-1951 Series 12: Maps and Charts, circa 1830-1940 Restrictions Access to Collection: The collection is open for research use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection. Publication Rights: Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Bridwell Library. Copyright Statement: It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization. Access Terms This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms. Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951. Egyptologists. Egypt -- History, Ancient. Photographs. 3 Maps. Letters. Related Material Georg Steindorff Collection, Leo Baeck Institute Center for Jewish History, New York. http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=482091. Nachlass Georg Steindorff, Ägyptisches Museum und Universität – Georg Steindorff – in Leipzig. https://www.gko.uni-leipzig.de/?id=6741 Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Georg Steindorff papers, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Acquisition Information Purchased from Elise Oppenheimer Steindorff, 1952 Processing Information Rehoused and described by Timothy S. G. Binkley with editorial assistance from Thomas L. Gertzen, 2015. Encoded by Ada Negraru, 2016. Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Egyptian Society and Religion, circa 1880-1940 17 folders 4 The first series comprises notes and articles on Egyptian society and religion. Box Folder 1559A 01 Egypt: Das Land, Das Volk, Chronologie, Perioden der Geschichte, circa 1890-1940 02 Egypt: Das Volk, Ursprung und Vorfahren, circa 1890-1940 03 Aegypten und das Ausland, circa 1890-1940 04 Mumien; Die letzten grossen Königsgräber; Totenkult; Särge, circa 1890-1940 05 Götter und Religion (Gods and religion), circa 1890-1940 06 Der Tagesablauf eines Pharaos (The private life of a pharaoh), circa 1890-1940 07 Funerary Practices and Beliefs, circa 1890-1940 08 Nubische Friedhöfe der vor- und frühgeschichtlichen Zeit, circa 1890- 1940 09 Massengrab, circa 1890-1940 10 Wissenschaft, 1931-1934 11 Thier - und Pflanzenwelt; Haus und häusliches Leben, Brauverfahren; Trachten, circa 1890-1940 12 Die Verwaltung des neuen Reichs; Rechtswesen, circa 1890-1940 13 Steindorff, Georg. “Der Ka und die Grabstatuen.” Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, 1911 14 Brettspiele, circa 1890-1940 15 Gosen und Exodus, circa 1890-1940 16 Böhlig, Alexander. “Das Christentum in Ägypten.” Zeitschrift für Missionskunde und Religionswissenschaft, 1936 17 Aegyptiaca, circa 1890-1940 Series 2: Architecture, circa 1890-1950 13 folders The second series comprises essays, manuscripts, and notes on Egyptian architecture. Box Folder 1559B 01 Architecture (in German and English), circa 1930s 02 Baukunst. allgemeines; Das mittlere Reich, Architektur; Protodorische Säule, circa 1890-1940 5 03 Wohnhäuser und Paläste; Palast des Merenptah, Memphis, circa 1890- 1940 04 Notizen und Vorarbeiten: Baukunst, circa 1890-1940 05 Städte; drawings and photographs - Semne, circa 1900-1950 06 Baukunst – Stadt und Festung; Pfeiler und Säule; Tempel; Kapellen der älteren Zeit, circa 1890-1940 07 Häuser, circa 1900-1950 08 Gräber; Die älteren Grabformen; Entstehung der grossen Pyramide; Pyramiden, circa 1900-1950 09 Grab des Eji / Theben, circa 1900-1950 10 Tempel, circa 1900-1950 11 Pyramiden, circa 1900-1950 12 Haus von Amarna, circa 1900-1950 13 Tanis, circa 1900-1950 Series 3: Philology, 1841-circa 1950 59 folders The third series comprises translations of Egyptian and Coptic texts, article reprints, essays, and notes on historical and comparative linguistics. Box Folder 1560B 03 Siegesinschrift des Pianchi. Darst. Urkunden der älteren Aethiopenkönige, circa 1890-1940 04 Reprints of articles by Steindorff: “Der Name Josephs Saphenat- Pὰneach” (Genesis 41:45), “Weiteres zu Genesis 41, 45” “Der Name Pakruru,” circa 1890-1910 05 Egyptian Antiquities in the Pier Collection inscriptions, circa 1906-1920 06 Bentresch - Stele, circa 1890-1940 07 Ka, circa 1890-1940 08 Notes on Gardiner’s Egyptian Grammar, circa 1927-1940 09 Erzählung: Verwunschener Prinz (Tale of the enchanted prince), circa 1890-1940 10 Saitische Formel (Saite period formula) auf dem Rückenpfeiler einer sitzenden Osiris Statue, circa, 1890-1940 11 Translations and comments on inscriptions on tombs and sculptures, circa 1900-1950 6 12 Metternich-Stele, circa 1925-1940 13 Notes on artifacts in New York, circa 1920-1950 14 Article “Hiéroglyphique” translated from German into French, 1841 15 Winkler. Tübingen. Photographs of rock drawings. Inscription notes. 1936 16 Troglodyten material, circa 1920-1940 17 Grab des Tutankamun, circa 1920-1940 18 Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache articles by Steindorff, 1908-1933 19 Steindorff: “Das altägyptische Alphabet und seine Umschreibung” circa 1892-1900 20 Articles “Das Hettiter- Problem” and “Die Lösumg des Hethitischen Rätsels” 1915 21 Die hettitischen Denkmäler und ihre Stätten; Die hettitischen Hieroglyphen, circa 1890-1940 22 Von Boghazköi: Entzifferung des Hettitischen durch Friedrich Hrožny; Die Hettititer zuerst aus der Bibel bekannt, circa 1890-1940 23 Keuleninschriften, circa 1890-1940 24 Reden: Grab des Merirē; Grab des Penehse; Grab des Heje; Grab des Pentu; Grab des Meh, circa 1890-1940 25 Titulaturen: Titel des Aton; Grab des Penehs; Titel des Königspaares;