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[173] Poop gossip.

Petrie MSS 5.7.12b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Egyptians working and chatting on the deck of a boat.
-Caption:
'Poop gossip.'.

[169] A Nile sunset - gone.

Petrie MSS 5.7.13d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-The Nile at late sunset, with a glimpse at the valley almost in the dark.
-Caption:
'A Nile sunset - gone.'.

[73] A passing sail.

Petrie MSS 5.7.14b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A passing felucca (photograph taken from a boat).
-Caption:
'A passing sail.'.

[301] The ferry boat at Thebes - getting the donkeys in.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.16b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of Medinet el-Faiyum, on the Bahr Yussef.
-Caption:
'On the Bahr Yusuf - Medinet el Fayum.'.

[538] Valley at Turra

Petrie MSS 5.7.17b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.21a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: people going to the market on donkeys in the Luxor area.
-Caption:
'Going to market - Luxor.'.

[294] The return - Luxor.

Petrie MSS 5.7.21b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.21c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.22b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.23a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: an respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Seidi, with a friend.
-Caption:
'Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.'.

[432] My friend Shekh Omar

Petrie MSS 5.7.23c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.7.24b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: an old man at el-Hiba.
-Caption:
'An old man near Broombel.'.

[77] Girls near Broombel.

Petrie MSS 5.7.24d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: girls near el-Hiba.
-Caption:
'Girls near Broombel.'.

[562] "I've got it!".

Petrie MSS 5.7.25c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: contented child (and/or photographer).
-Caption:
'"I've got it!".'.

[386] The faithful Ali. Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.25d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: a respected pious figure named Ali at Giza.
-Caption:
'The faithful Ali. Gizeh.'.

[439] A hanger-on at the Kiosk.

Petrie MSS 5.7.26a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: people hanging around.
-Caption:
'A hanger-on at the Kiosk.
by diagonal mirror.'

[280] Shepherd boys at Karnak.

Petrie MSS 5.7.28a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: shepherds boys among ruins near the village of Karnak.
-Caption:
'Shepherd boys at Karnak.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[943] Flint knives & hatchets. Kahun XII

Petrie MSS 5.8.2b [lower]
Item
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.8.7a [upper]
Item
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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.

Petrie MSS 5.8.10a [upper]
Item
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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'.

Hawara Canal

Petrie MSS 5.8.17
Item
c.1886-1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Title page:

'Hawara Canal
917-930'.

[919] Canal: shewing white chip debris of labyrinth.

Petrie MSS 5.8.19a [upper]
Item
c.1888-1889

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-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'.

[927] Clouds.

Petrie MSS 5.8.23a [upper]
Item
c.1888-1889

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Cloudy sky (at Hawara?).
-Caption:
'Clouds.'.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Hawara Canal 917-930'.

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