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[519] Foot of six-toed man at Kalemsha.

Petrie MSS 5.7.26b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Nature's oddity: a six-toed man (close-up view of his foot).
-Caption:
'Foot of six-toed man at Kalemsha.'.

[322] On board the Postal steamer.

Petrie MSS 5.7.26c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: people attempting to board the postal steamer from a barge at Farshut.
-Caption:
'On board the Postal steamer.
The landing barge at Farshoot.'.

[166] Cliffs 2 miles N. of Girgeh.

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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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'.

[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.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

Petrie Journal 1881 to 1882 pages 51 to 100

Petrie MSS 1.2.51-100
Part

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Petrie Journal 1881 to 1882 pages 101 to 150

Petrie MSS 1.2.101-150
Part

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Petrie Journal 1881 to 1882 pages 201 to 232

Petrie MSS 1.2.201-232
Part

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Petrie Journal 1884 to 1885 (Naucratis)

Petrie MSS 1.4
File
1884-1885

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Journal letters
-November 8, 1884, to May 31, 1885.
-Handwritten.
-At Naucratis, Petrie is assisted by F. Ll. Griffith, who is on his first visit to Egypt. In April 1885, Griffith is left to continue excavating at Naucratis while Petrie returns to Tanis to continue the previous season’s work. It was at Naucratis that Petrie earned the moniker “father of pots”, Griffith's being the “father of potsherds”, which is mentioned by Petrie in the journal.
-Main sites: Naucratis (Naukratis) and Tanis (San el-Hagar).
-Pages 15-68 and 92 are photocopies.
-Pages 40 and 69 are missing.
-Some pages are misnumbered (page numbers repeated or in wrong order).
-The transcription follows the correct order of all the pages. Problems with the numbering system are indicated in the notes.

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