- Petrie MSS 5.7.12b [lower left]
- Stuk
- 1881-1882
-Egyptians working and chatting on the deck of a boat.
-Caption:
'Poop gossip.'.
-Egyptians working and chatting on the deck of a boat.
-Caption:
'Poop gossip.'.
-The Nile at late sunset, with a glimpse at the valley almost in the dark.
-Caption:
'A Nile sunset - gone.'.
-A passing felucca (photograph taken from a boat).
-Caption:
'A passing sail.'.
[301] The ferry boat at Thebes - getting the donkeys in.
-People and donkeys embarking on the ferry boat at Luxor.
-Caption:
'The ferry boat at Thebes - getting the donkeys in.'.
[499] On the Bahr Yusuf - Medinet el Fayum.
-View of Medinet el-Faiyum, on the Bahr Yussef.
-Caption:
'On the Bahr Yusuf - Medinet el Fayum.'.
-Tura quarries, with the Nile and the valley in the background.
-TopBib iv.174.
-Caption:
'Valley at Turra'.
-Also label for 'Quarries'.
[292] Going to market - Luxor.
-Scene of daily life: people going to the market on donkeys in the Luxor area.
-Caption:
'Going to market - Luxor.'.
-Scene of daily life: camels and people carrying stuff (return from the market?), in the Luxor area.
-Caption:
'The return - Luxor.'.
[293] Going to market - Luxor.
-Scene of daily life: people going to the market on donkeys in the Luxor area.
-Caption:
'Going to market - Luxor.'.
[289] I wait patiently, but cannot get anyone at the right place in focus.
-Photographer in trouble: unfocused scene of daily life.
-Caption:
'I wait patiently, but cannot get anyone
at the right place in focus.'.
[428] Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.
-Scene of daily life: an respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Seidi, with a friend.
-Caption:
'Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.'.
-A respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Omar, formally receiving visitors or guests.
-Caption:
'My friend Shekh Omar
holding a levée in a sunny corner.
Gizeh'.
[78] An old man near Broombel.
-Scene of daily life: an old man at el-Hiba.
-Caption:
'An old man near Broombel.'.
-Scene of daily life: girls near el-Hiba.
-Caption:
'Girls near Broombel.'.
-Scene of daily life: contented child (and/or photographer).
-Caption:
'"I've got it!".'.
[386] The faithful Ali. Gizeh.
-Scene of daily life: a respected pious figure named Ali at Giza.
-Caption:
'The faithful Ali. Gizeh.'.
[439] A hanger-on at the Kiosk.
-Scene of daily life: people hanging around.
-Caption:
'A hanger-on at the Kiosk.
by diagonal mirror.'
[280] Shepherd boys at Karnak.
-Scene of daily life: shepherds boys among ruins near the village of Karnak.
-Caption:
'Shepherd boys at Karnak.'.
[27] Camels passing below my tomb.
[1] Village of Kafr el Haram, below my tomb.
-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.'.
[35] Kafr el Batran from my tomb. High Nile.
-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.'.
-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.'.
[516] The convent of Kalemsha.
-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.'.
[177] Sakiyeh on bank of Nile, near Luxor.
-A saqiya (mechanical water lifting device) in use around Luxor.
-Caption:
'Sakiyeh on bank of Nile, near Luxor.'.
[943] Flint knives & hatchets. Kahun XII
-el-Lahun, town (‘Kahun’): flint and copper(?) knives, scrapers, and axes.
-Caption:
'Flint knives & hatchets. Kahun XII'.
This photograph is in a section titled:
'Kahun & Gurob antiquities 1890 942-952'.
[951] Objects from the Maket tomb. Late XIX or early XX.
-el-Lahun, town ('Kahun'), family-tomb of Maket: jewellery, faience, alabaster and glass objects, bronze knife, stone and pottery vessels.
-Caption:
'Objects from the Maket tomb. Late XIX or early XX.
Greek, Phoenician, & Egyptian pottery.'.
This photograph is in a section titled 'Kahun & Gurob antiquities 1890 942-952'.
[953] Kahun, town of XII dynasty, excavated.
-Part of the ancient town of el-Lahun ("Kahun") under excavation: northern wall of the town.
-Caption:
'Kahun, town of XII dynasty, excavated.'.
-Also label for 'North wall of town'.
This photograph is in a section titled 'Kahun & Gurob Views 1890 953-962'.
Title page:
'Hawara Canal
917-930'.
[919] Canal: shewing white chip debris of labyrinth.
-Hawara: canal cutting through the funerary temple of Amenemhat III (the so-called Labyrinth), with remains of blocks from the monument.
-Caption:
'Canal: shewing white chip debris of labyrinth.
looking N'.
This photograph is in a section titled 'Hawara Canal 917-930'.
-Cloudy sky (at Hawara?).
-Caption:
'Clouds.'.
This photograph is in a section titled 'Hawara Canal 917-930'.