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Egyptologist Howard Carter telegram from the excavation of KV62, King Tut's tomb. Telegram is marked "urgent" and addressed to one Abdul Hamid Soleman Pasha, minister of Public Works in Cairo. Telegram originates in the office at Luxor. A date stamp indicates February of 1923, and in the text Carter mentions Monday the 26th; indeed in February of 1923 the 26th was a Monday. Content reads in full, "arrangements have been made to close the tomb on Monday 26. please arrange for Saturday or Sunday [illegible]". Measures 10.25" x 5.75". Toning and a blue pencil mark near the bottom edge, else near fine.
Exceedingly Rare ''Urgent'' Telegram Pertaining to King Tut's Tomb, Sent by Lead Excavator Howard Carter in 1923 -- ''Arrangements have been made to close the tomb on Monday...''
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