Excellent letter signed by famed archaeologist Howard Carter in 1903, written in Arabic. Carter is well-known for founding the tomb of King Tutankhamun and served as first chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Translated to English, this letter was written during an excavation on the Island of Elephantine, located on the Nile River. With a "Received on 2 May 1903" date, letter reads, "HE Mr., Director of the General Archaeology Directorate, based on your explanation, dated the 21st of this month, number 966, we inform you that an inspection has been conducted of the building costructed by the father of Hamid Effendi Abdulmunim at the archaeololical site on the island of Aswan (Elephantine). We found the amount of 150 Egyptian pounds estimated for the building is a very appropriate and reasonable value... General Archaeology Directorate, South Egypt. The total of 40 pages are back..."
"Howard Carter" (signed) beneath lines of Arabic. An additional line in English along the bottom reads, "To s. des. a. Regarding the building of the Island of Aswan".
Letter is in very good condition with light toning, holes punched along left side and staple holes in four places on top.
Please note: Although the Carter signature is surrounded by other marks, amazingly, it remains untouched.