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[379] Arched tomb of stone, Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.6.29b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Giza (Gîza).
-View of entrance to a tomb.
-Caption:
'Arched tomb of stone, Gizeh.
on hill South of pyramids.'

[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.'.

[203] Arch in building at mouth of El Assassif.

Petrie MSS 5.6.29a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-ʿAsâsîf (Asasif).
-View showing the brick superstructure of a tomb.
-Caption:
'Arch in building at mouth of El Assassif.
to the left of the arches seen in 224.'

[222] Brick court or area for entrance to tomb

Petrie MSS 5.6.28d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-ʿAsâsîf (Asasif).
-View showing the brick superstructure and entrance of a tomb.
-Caption:
'Brick court or area for entrance to tomb:
such a court must be coeval with the tomb, which
could not be reached without it.'

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[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.'.

[220] Pylon and arch of brick.

Petrie MSS 5.6.28c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-ʿAsâsîf (Asasif).
-View showing the brick superstructures of tombs including that of Pabasa (TT279).
-Caption:
'Pylon and arch of brick.
This pylon had a staircase in its thickness
like the stone pylons of Karnak.'

-There is also a label for:
'B of 224 seen through A.'.

[221] Parabolic arch, Deir el Bahari.

Petrie MSS 5.6.28b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-ʿAsâsîf (Asasif).
-The brick superstructure of the tomb of Pabasa (TT279).
-Caption:
'Parabolic arch, Deir el Bahari.
see 224.'

[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.'.

[532] Shrine of Ptah (see 531)

Petrie MSS 5.6.27d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Saqqara (Ṣaqqâra, Sakkara).
-Lower part of a statue of a kneeling man holding naos containing a figure of Ptah.

[261] Ramessu IX.

Petrie MSS 5.6.25c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-Valley of the Kings.
-KV1, Ramses (Ramesses) VII.
-Caption:
'Ramessu IX.
In his tomb in valley of Kings' tombs.'

[262] Mouth of tomb of Ramses IX.

Petrie MSS 5.6.25b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-Valley of the Kings.
-KV1, Ramses (Ramesses) VII.
-View of entrance to tomb.
-TopBib i2.495.

[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.'.

[98] Remarkable ornament in corner of court of Temple (No 99)

Petrie MSS 5.6.24d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Tihna (Ṭihna; Tēnis; Acōris; Tehna; Tihna el-Gebel; Tehna el-Gebel).
-Roman Temple (North of ancient town).
-TopBib iv.129.
-Caption:
'Remarkable ornament in corner of court
of Temple (No 99)'

-With an arrow pointing to this feature in the photograph:
'↑'.

[257] Ramessu VI

Petrie MSS 5.6.24c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-Valley of the Kings.
-KV9, Ramses (Ramesses) VI.
-Caption:

'Ramessu VI
From his tomb in valley of Kings tombs. The design
has been altered, & the plaster falling shews two hands'

[231] Court of temple of Medinet Habu

Petrie MSS 5.6.21d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Medinet Habu.
-Great Temple of Ramesses III.
-View of the northern side of the second court with columns of a Coptic church in the foreground.
-Caption:
'Court of temple of Medinet Habu,
with columns of early Christian church.'

[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.'.

[254] Queen Tausert

Petrie MSS 5.6.20d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Thebes.
-Valley of the Kings.
-KV14, Tausert, wife of Seti (Sethos) I, usurped by Setnakht.
-Corridor A.
-Upper part of Queen offering ointment in scene 2.
-TopBib i2.529(3).
-Caption:
'Queen Tausert
In Siptah's tomb in valley of Kings tombs.
XIX'

[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'.

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