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[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'

[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.'

[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'.

[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.'.

[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'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[419] Rock weathered by sand

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.'.

[97] Cliffs of Nile valley near Tehneh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.35a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Rocky landscape formed by natural phenomena (flood, rainfalls, wind) near Tihna (Middle Egypt).
-Caption:
'Cliffs of Nile valley near Tehneh.
Shewing that the river level has permanently been about
1/4 up the cliff; the rock below that being dissolved out
in holes, and above it weathered by air and rain.'.

[250] Rain worn cliffs

Petrie MSS 5.7.34d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The rocky landscape formed by rainfalls in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor, West bank).
-TopBib i2.495.
-Caption:
'Rain worn cliffs,
in valley of tombs of the Kings, Thebes.'.

[343] Cave in pyramid hill.

Petrie MSS 5.7.34c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill.
looking in.'.

[124] Rock worn by a waterfall in a ravine. Speos Artemidos.

Petrie MSS 5.7.34b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Rocky landscape formed by a waterfall at Speos Artemidos (Middle Egypt).
-Caption:
'Rock worn by a waterfall in a ravine. Speos Artemidos.'.

[344] Cave in pyramid hill.

Petrie MSS 5.7.34a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Photograph of the inside of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill.
looking in.'.

[345] Cave in pyramid hill.

Petrie MSS 5.7.33d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Photograph of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill.'.

[312] Mummies lying at El Assassif. Thebes.

Petrie MSS 5.7.33c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desecrated mummies in the Asasif area (Luxor, West Bank).
-Caption:
'Mummies lying at El Assassif. Thebes.'.

[342] Cave in pyramid hill, Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.33b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-TopBib iii2.11.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill, Gizeh.
looking out.
All clearly worn by running water.'.

[378] "Our bones lie scattered before the pit [...]"

Petrie MSS 5.7.33a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scattered bones at an unidentified site, with a quotation from the Book of Common Prayer, psalm 8.
-Caption reads:
'"Our bones lie scattered before the pit,
Like as when one breaketh & heweth wood upon the earth."'.

[183] Village of Karnak.

Petrie MSS 5.7.32d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of Karnak village, from Khonsu temple, with the Theban hills in the background.
-Caption:
'Village of Karnak.
from the temple of Khons.'.
-Also label for 'Theban mountains behind.'.

[35] Kafr el Batran from my tomb. High Nile.

Petrie MSS 5.7.32c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: view of Kafr el-Batran village from Petrie's tomb at Giza, during the flood.
-Caption:
'Kafr el Batran from my tomb. High Nile.'.

[458] Part of Kafr el Haram, from the Pyramid hill.

Petrie MSS 5.7.32b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of a part of Kafr el-Haram village, from the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Part of Kafr el Haram, from the Pyramid hill.'.

[33] High Nile from my tomb.

Petrie MSS 5.7.32a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of the Nile Valley during the flood at Giza, towards modern Cairo, showing Muhammad Ali's mosque and some minarets in the background.
-Caption:
'High Nile from my tomb.
Shewing Mehemet Ali's mosque and minarets.'.
-With arrow pointing at Muhammad Ali's mosque.

[1] Village of Kafr el Haram, below my tomb.

Petrie MSS 5.7.31d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: view of the Kafr el-Haram village, below Petrie's tomb at Giza, during the flood.
-Caption:
'Village of Kafr el Haram, below my tomb.
High Nile.'.

[13] Looking toward Cairo at High Nile from top of pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.7.31c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: view of the Nile Valley, towards modern Cairo, during the flood (taken from the top of a pyramid).
-Caption:
'Looking toward Cairo at High Nile
from top of pyramid.'
-Also label for 'Road'.

[27] Camels passing below my tomb.

Petrie MSS 5.7.31b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Life on excavation: view of the Nile Valley during the flood with a caravan of camels (taken from Petrie's tomb at Giza).
-Caption reads:
'Camels passing below my tomb.
Taken with sliding shutter in the diaphragm,
but aperture is not enough for this rapidity.
High Nile.'.

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