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Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Volume (Sketchbook (47 pages), 12.8 cm. x 25.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Sketches
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1911-1913
Scope and Contents:
- The fifth of a series of eighteen sketchbooks (Skizzenbücher), in which Ernst Herzfeld recorded his observations on topography, landscape, archaeological remains, architecture, artifacts and decorative motifs, related to the second campaign of excavations at the Palace of the Caliph at Samarra (Dār al-Khilāfa, Jawsaq al-Khāqāni, Bayt al-Khalīfah) including the western garden, the Bāb al-ʿĀmma and the square reception-hall block, the great courtyard (Great Esplanade), the south side of the complex, the Large Serdab, the Rotundabau, the east end and the Small Serdab, the stable and pavilions, the barracks, Al-Hamman, and finally the north palace.
- Ernst Herzfeld has drawn a map grid which allows him to accurately record the location of all sites excavated in the Dār al-Khilāfa. The two-dimensional map, using a simple coordinate system (numbers on the horizontal axis and letters on the vertical axis), is available on Internet, http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=FS-FSA_A.06_05.1018
- Original handwritten caption on cover reads, "Samarra 5; Funde."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 1 reads, "IN-554: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 11t]; IN-625: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t; IN-635: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t, 16t."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 2 and 3 reads, "IN-635: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 11t, 16t]; IN-637: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t; IN-556: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t, 16t; IN-559: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-556: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t, 16t; IN-556: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t, 16t."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 4 and 5 reads, "IN-635: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-626: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t; IN-631: [Dār al-Khilāfa, Ḥarem], 16u."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 6 and 7 reads, "IN-622: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11?, 16?; IN-621: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-621: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-634: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16u; IN-630: [Dār al-Khilāfa], Ḥarem, 16u; IN-621: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16u."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 8 and 9 reads, "IN-652: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31r, 31s, 32r, 32s; IN-617: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q, 31r; IN-651: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31r, 31s, 32r, 32s."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 10 and 11 reads, "IN-617: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q, 31r; IN-627: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 35n; IN-629: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-648: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 12 and 13 reads, "IN-628: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-633: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-555: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t], 12t; IN-638: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-638: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-635: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-637: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 14 and 15 reads, "IN-632: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16u; IN-620: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11t; IN-623: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 16 and 17 reads, "IN-621: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11?, 16?; IN-620: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-664: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 33l]; IN-620: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-639: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-639: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-657: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-624: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 18 and 19 reads, "IN-658: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-660: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 32s; IN-616: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31q, 32q]; IN-660: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 32s; IN-660: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 32s; IN-660: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 32s; IN-603: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 33l]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 20 and 21 reads, "IN-561: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-561: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-602: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16v."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 22 and 23 reads, "IN-561: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-609: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 11?, 16?; IN-562: Tall al-ʿAlīq (Tell al-Alidj); IN-604: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16u, 16v."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 24 and 25 reads, "IN-606: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-606: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-606: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-606: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-610: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16s, 16t; IN-607: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-607: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-607: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-608: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-611: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 26 and 27 reads, "IN-672: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 35r, 35s; IN-669: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-662: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o; IN-662: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o; IN-670: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-671: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 33s]; IN-557: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-557: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-557: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-557: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-596: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o; IN-669: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-596: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 28 and 29 reads, "IN-585: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-587: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]; IN-587: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]; IN-586: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-597: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 30 and 31 reads, "IN-598: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]; IN-597: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]; IN-597: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]; IN-599: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 16t; IN-600: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16u, 16v]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 32 and 33 reads, "IN-686: [Dār al-Khilāfa, Large Serdab]; IN-601: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q; IN-601: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q; IN-671: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 33s]; IN-663: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 32s]; IN-683: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 30s, 31s]; IN-612: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]; IN-612: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]; IN-601: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q; IN-612: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]; IN-649: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31o]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 34 and 35 reads, "IN-619: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]; IN-619: (Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]; IN-619: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 16t]; IN-618: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q, 31r; IN-618: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31q, 31r; IN-653: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31r, 31s, 32r, 32s."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 36 and 37 reads, "IN-664: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-675: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31s; IN-697: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v; IN-684: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31s]; IN-681: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 31s]; IN-689: Tall al-ʿAlīq (Tell al-Alidj)."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 38 and 39 reads, "IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-691: [Dār al-Khilāfa, Small Serdab]; IN-656: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-656: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-691: [Dār al-Khilāfa, Small Serdab]; IN-661: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31o; IN-693: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-698: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 31r, 31s, 32r, 32s; IN-693: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 40 and 41 reads, "IN-693: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-693: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-693: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v, 26w]; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-699: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-629: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 33l; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 42 and 43 reads, "IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 44 and 45 reads, "IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-703: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v, 26w; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]; IN-709: [Dār al-Khilāfa, 26v]."
- Original handwritten notes for pg. 46 and 47 reads, "IN-707: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26w; IN-707: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26w; IN-711: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26n; IN-711: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26n; IN-712: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26n; IN-712: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26n; IN-708: [Dār al-Khilāfa], 26v; [IN-714: Dār al-Khilāfa, 31r, 31s]."
Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Finds, Sketchbook 5
Arrangement:
Journals, letters, and sketchbooks are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes.
Local Numbers:
S-16 FSA A.06 07.16
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
- Series title in Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive reads, "Records of Samarra Expeditions."
- Since these are primary sources, handwritten captions in the sketchbook are specified in three stages: (1) an English designation following Thomas Leisten and Alastair Northedge's terminology; (2) the transcribed original caption in German which is provided under parenthesis; and (3) additonal information from Herzfeld's publication, "Der Wandschmuck der Bauten von Samarra und Seine Ornamentik. Verlag Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, Berlin, 1923." and Alastair Northedge's publication, "An Interpretation of the Palace of the Caliph at Samarra (Dar Al-Khilafa or Jawsaq Al-Khaqani). In Ars Orientalis, Vol. 23. Gülru Necipoglu, ed. Ann Arbour: Department of History, University of Michigan, 1993." which is provided under bracket.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Notes related primarly to the two campaigns of excavation at Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq), carried out by Ernst Herzfeld on behalf of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin between the years 1911 and 1913.
Funding note:
Funded by
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Abbasids  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Mural painting and decoration  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Relief (Sculpture)  Search this
Religious buildings  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Sketches
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, File FSA A.06 07.16
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 7: Records of Samarra Expeditions
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc30851d141-cb61-408e-aa90-18373407cd8c
EDAN-URL:
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