Griffith Institute Archive

Petrie MSS 5.7.26d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Landscape near Girga (Upper Egypt, Sohag governorate), with a local in the foreground.
-Caption:
'Cliffs 2 miles N. of Girgeh.
(see 164, 165 page 10)'.

[433] Shekh Omar begged a group not to run away from the camera

Petrie MSS 5.7.27a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: locals unwilling to be photographed despite Sheikh Omar's demand.
-Caption:
'Shekh Omar begged a group not to run away from the camera
they did not - they only turned round a little.'.

[430] Modesty begins early.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: group of girls.
-Caption:
'Modesty begins early.'.

[434] When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: gathering of locals.
-Caption:
'When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.'.

[453] Painted gateway of an Arab house.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: painted entrance of a house.
-Caption:
'Painted gateway of an Arab house.'.

[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.'.

[509] Buffaloe cow and calf. Faium.

Petrie MSS 5.7.28b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life in the Faiyum: a buffalo cow and its calf.
-Caption:
'Buffaloe cow and calf. Faium.'.

[161] The Threshers.

Petrie MSS 5.7.28c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life during the harvest season: threshers.
-Caption:
'The Threshers.'.

[496] Birds in the field. Faium.

Petrie MSS 5.7.28d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Landscape in the Faiyum: birds in the field.
-Caption:
'Birds in the field. Faium.'.

[405] Whitey and a salmon-tin.

Petrie MSS 5.7.29a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: a desert dog named Whitey by Petrie eating a salmon-tin at Giza.
-Caption:
'Whitey and a salmon-tin.'.

[436] Serpent killed by my tomb. Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.29b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: hanging snake killed in the tomb where Petrie lived at Giza.
-Caption:
'Serpent killed by my tomb.
Gizeh.'.
-Also label for '5 ft rod.'.

[406] Cleaning it out.

Petrie MSS 5.7.29c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: a dog (probably Whitey) clearing its plate.
-Caption:
'Cleaning it out.'.

[4] Serpent killed in my tomb.

Petrie MSS 5.7.29d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: hanging snake killed in the tomb where Petrie lived at Giza.
-Caption:
'Serpent killed in my tomb.'.

[382] Camels passing my tomb.

Petrie MSS 5.7.30a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: camels passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels passing my tomb.'.

[372] Camels and colt.

Petrie MSS 5.7.30b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: camels and colt passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels and colt.'.

[383] Camels.

Petrie MSS 5.7.30c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Camels passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels.'.

[155] That donkey of Siut.

Petrie MSS 5.7.30d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A donkey at Asyut.
-Caption:
'That donkey of Siut.'.

[41] View from my tomb door, high Nile.

Petrie MSS 5.7.31a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: view of the Nile Valley during the flood, from Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'View from my tomb door, high Nile.'.

[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.'.

[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'.

[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.'.

[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.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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."'.