Griffith Institute Archive

Petrie MSS 5.7.35b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Rocky landscape weathered by sand at Abu Rawash.
-Caption:
'Rock weathered by sand,
leaving harder ridges.
Abu Roash.'.

[100] Cliffs near Tehneh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.35c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Rocky landscape at Tihna (Middle Egypt).
-Caption:
'Cliffs near Tehneh.'.

[313] Out fall of valley of tombs of Kings. Thebes.

Petrie MSS 5.7.35d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert landscape in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor, West bank).
-TopBib i2.
-Caption:
'Out fall of valley of tombs of Kings. Thebes.'.

[516] The convent of Kalemsha.

Petrie MSS 5.7.37a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert landscape in the Faiyum with, in the background, the convent of Kalemsha (Deir el-Naqlun, also known as Deir al-Malak Ghubriyal, south of Medinet el-Faiyum? Or Deir Abu Ishaq, also known as Deir al-Hamam or the Monastery of the Holy Virgin, near el-Lahun?).
-Caption:
'The convent of Kalemsha.
The oldest convent in the Faium, to which all the
Copts in the Faium resort at Easter-tide.'.

[518] Gebel Sedment. Faium

Petrie MSS 5.7.37b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The site of Sidmant el-Gebel in the Faiyum.
-Caption:
'Gebel Sedment. Faium'.

[517] The convent of Kalemsha from N.

Petrie MSS 5.7.37c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View from the north of the convent of Kalemsha (Deir el-Naqlun, also known as Deir al-Malak Ghubriyal, south of Medinet el-Faiyum? Or Deir Abu Ishaq, also known as Deir al-Hamam or the Monastery of the Holy Virgin, near el-Lahun?).
-Caption:
'The convent of Kalemsha from N.'.

[515] Rock in desert, 10 miles S.W. of Qarak.

Petrie MSS 5.7.37d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert landscape in the area of Qarak (el-Qara, south of Hierakonpolis?).
-Caption:
'Rock in desert, 10 miles S.W. of Qarak.
about 150 feet high'.

[370] Hill south of pyramids.

Petrie MSS 5.7.38a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Photograph of a hill with a cemetery in the foreground, in the area of Giza.
-Caption:
'Hill south of pyramids.
Cemetery in foreground.
Gizeh.'

[54] Village of Kom Maboradi near Medum.

Petrie MSS 5.7.38b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Pigeon cotes at the village of Kom Maboradi (?), near Meidum.
-Caption:
'Village of Kom Maboradi near Medum.
covered with pigeon cotes.'

[508] Water-cut section of alluvium near Ebgig. Faium.

Petrie MSS 5.7.38c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Alluvial valley near Abgig (Faiyum).
-Caption:
'Water-cut section of alluvium near Ebgig. Faium.'.

[488] Medinet el Faium.

Petrie MSS 5.7.38d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of modern Medinet el-Faiyum, with its Islamic cemetery in the foreground (taken from the remains of the old town).
-Caption:
'Medinet el Faium.
from the mounds of the old town.
Cemetery in front.'.

[286] Sakiyeh at Luxor

Petrie MSS 5.7.39a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A saqiya (mechanical water lifting device) in use in the area of Luxor.
Caption reads:
'Sakiyeh at Luxor
The bullocks in going round, driven by a boy seated behind,
turn a horizontal wheel which gears in a vertical wheel,
this latter raises an endless band of waterpots.'.

[175] A deserted Sakiyeh shaft

Petrie MSS 5.7.39b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Non-operating saqiya (mechanical water lifting device).
-Caption:
'A deserted Sakiyeh shaft,
in which the chain of waterpots work.
blurred by the boats moving quickly.'.

[177] Sakiyeh on bank of Nile, near Luxor.

Petrie MSS 5.7.39c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A saqiya (mechanical water lifting device) in use around Luxor.
-Caption:
'Sakiyeh on bank of Nile, near Luxor.'.

[176] Four successive shadoofs.

Petrie MSS 5.7.39d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Four shadufs (mechanical water lifting devices) near Luxor.
-Caption:
'Four successive shadoofs,
raising water 25 feet from Nile for irrigation.
near Luxor.'.

[422] Palms near Abu Roash.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Palm grove near Abu Rawash, with a person named Ali sitting amongst the trees.
-Caption:
'Palms near Abu Roash.'.
-Also label for 'Ali'.

[285] Dûm palms, south of Medinet Habu.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Landscape in the vicinity of Medinet Habu, with doum palms in the foreground and the Theban hills in the background.
-Caption:
'Dûm palms, south of Medinet Habu.'.

[423] Young palms near Abu Roash.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Photograph of young palm trees, near Abu Rawash.
-Caption:
'Young palms near AbuRoash.'
-Also label for 'Double palm, & small one in front.'.

[424] Atl tree. near Kerdaseh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A tamarisk tree (an alt tree), under which a person named Ali is seated; the pyramids of Giza are in the background.
-TopBib iii2.11.
-Caption:
'Atl tree.
near Kerdaseh.'.

Also labels for 'Ali' and 'Pyramids.'.

[362] In the market Nebireh

Petrie MSS 5.7.41 [loose]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Daily life scene: the market at Nebira, near Kom Geif (ancient site of Naukratis).
-Loose photograph in album, with caption:
'In the market Nebireh.'.

[366] Abd el Hamid abd el Gani

Petrie MSS 5.7.42 [loose]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Two young boys respectively named Abd el-Hamid Abd el-Gani and Sneim Suleiman.
-Loose photograph in album, with caption:
'Abd el Hamid abd el Gani
and Sneim Suleiman.'.