[166] Cliffs 2 miles N. of Girgeh.
- Petrie MSS 5.7.26d [lower right]
- Item
- 1881-1882
-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)'.
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[166] Cliffs 2 miles N. of Girgeh.
-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
-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.'.
-Scene of daily life: group of girls.
-Caption:
'Modesty begins early.'.
[434] When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.
-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.
-Scene of daily life: painted entrance of a house.
-Caption:
'Painted gateway of an Arab house.'.
[280] Shepherd boys at Karnak.
-Scene of daily life: shepherds boys among ruins near the village of Karnak.
-Caption:
'Shepherd boys at Karnak.'.
[509] Buffaloe cow and calf. Faium.
-Scene of daily life in the Faiyum: a buffalo cow and its calf.
-Caption:
'Buffaloe cow and calf. Faium.'.
-Scene of daily life during the harvest season: threshers.
-Caption:
'The Threshers.'.
[496] Birds in the field. Faium.
-Landscape in the Faiyum: birds in the field.
-Caption:
'Birds in the field. Faium.'.
[405] Whitey and a salmon-tin.
-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.
-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.'.
-Life on excavation: a dog (probably Whitey) clearing its plate.
-Caption:
'Cleaning it out.'.
[4] Serpent killed in my tomb.
-Life on excavation: hanging snake killed in the tomb where Petrie lived at Giza.
-Caption:
'Serpent killed in my tomb.'.
-Life on excavation: camels passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels passing my tomb.'.
-Life on excavation: camels and colt passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels and colt.'.
-Camels passing by Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'Camels.'.
-A donkey at Asyut.
-Caption:
'That donkey of Siut.'.
[41] View from my tomb door, high Nile.
-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.
[13] Looking toward Cairo at High Nile from top of pyramid.
-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.
-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.'.
-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.
-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.
-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.'.
[378] "Our bones lie scattered before the pit [...]"
-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."'.
[342] Cave in pyramid hill, Gizeh.
-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.'.
[312] Mummies lying at El Assassif. Thebes.
-Desecrated mummies in the Asasif area (Luxor, West Bank).
-Caption:
'Mummies lying at El Assassif. Thebes.'.
-Photograph of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill.'.
-Photograph of the inside of a cave on the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Cave in pyramid hill.
looking in.'.