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Petrie MSS 5.5.29c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Saqqara. Burial Complex of Shepseskaf, Sarcophagus-Shaped tomb (Mastabat al-Fir'aun).
Caption reads:
'Mastaba El Fir'aûn from S.W.
Tomb of King Unas ?
5th dyn.'

[479] In Pyramid of Pepi, part of 478.

Petrie MSS 5.5.29d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Saqqara. Pyramid of Pepi (Pepy) I.
Caption reads:
'In Pyramid of Pepi, part of 478.
In the wall is built in, as a common stone, a slab with clumsy
figures on it, badly colored; this is the only known example
of aprentice's practise, of which so much was required.'

Also label for 'learners slab.'.

[478] Interior of pyramid of Pepi

Petrie MSS 5.5.30a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Saqqara. Pyramid of Pepi (Pepy) I.
Caption reads:
'Interior of pyramid of Pepi,
looking down between the sloping roofstones [drawing]'

Also labels for 'corner of chamber', 'under side of roof', 'broken end of coffin', and 'bottom of coffin.'.

[475] North brick pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.30b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. Pyramid of Senusert (Sesostris) III.
Caption reads:
'North brick pyramid of Dahshûr.
North side, in course of being opened.'

[476] Masonry of pyramid at Sakkara

Petrie MSS 5.5.30c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Saqqara.
Caption reads:
'Masonry of pyramid at Sakkara
(No 6 Vyse)'

[474] North brick pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.30d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. Pyramid of Senusert (Sesostris) III.
Caption reads:
'North brick pyramid of Dahshûr.
South side, with remains of limestone casing.'

[466] North pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. North Pyramid (Red Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'North pyramid of Dashûr.
from N.N.W.'

Also label for 'South pyramid'.

[468] Entrance of South pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru), Entrance.
Caption reads:
'Entrance of South pyramid of Dahshûr.'

Also label for 'door'.

[467] South pyramid of Dahshûr, from North.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'South pyramid of Dahshûr, from North.
Exactly in line of its West side. Nearly all the casing
remains upon this pyramid.'

Also labels for '470' and '468 door'.

[469] Side of doorway of South pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'Side of doorway of South pyramid of Dahshûr.
Shewing pivot hole on which the flapdoor turned [drawing].
This explains Strabo's saying the Gt Pyramid
was closed by a stone which could be taken out.'

There is also a diagram showing 'door open'.

[470] Casing at N.E. corner of S. pyramid Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'Casing at N.E. corner of S. pyramid Dahshûr.
Shewing the courses to be slightly inclined.'

Also labels for '5 ft rod' and '~~473~~'.

[473] South brick pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. Pyramid of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III.
Caption reads:
'South brick pyramid of Dahshûr.
from West'

[471] Small pyramid. South of S. pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) Complex of Snofru (Snefru), Subsidiary Pyramid.

[472] Top of South brick pyramid, Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. Pyramid of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III.
Caption reads:
'Top of South brick pyramid, Dahshûr.
shewing the variable bonding of the bricks.'

[111] Tomb of Nefer.sa.Xer

Petrie MSS 5.5.33a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Zawyet el-Amwat (Zâwyet el-Amwât; El-Maiyitin; El-Kom El-Ahmar). Tomb of Nefersekheru.
Caption reads:
'Tomb of Nefer.sa.Xer [F35-s-x:r]
Ibis in boat with shrine? and attendant.
XIth dyn. Kom Ahmar'.

[526] The Pyramid of Howara from the N

Petrie MSS 5.5.33b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Pyramid of Amenemhet III.

[109] Tomb of Nefer.sa.Xer.

Petrie MSS 5.5.33c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Zawyet el-Amwat (Zâwyet el-Amwât; El-Maiyitin; El-Kom El-Ahmar). Tomb of Nefersekheru.

[520] The Pyramid of Howara.

Petrie MSS 5.5.33d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Pyramid of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'The Pyramid of Howara.
from S. with passage leading through the ruins.'

[527] The Pyramid of Howara.

Petrie MSS 5.5.34a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Pyramid of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'The Pyramid of Howara.
with remains of granite columns in the ruins.'

[521] Great limestone pavement in two layers.

Petrie MSS 5.5.34b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Pyramid of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'Great limestone pavement in two layers.
This ran under the great ruins (of the Labyrinth?)
on the S. of the pyramid. Now being destroyed by engineers.'

[528] Piece of architrave?

Petrie MSS 5.5.34c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara.
Caption reads:
'Piece of architrave?
In the ruins at Howara,
lying upside down.
XIIth dyn.'

[530] Remains of two passages (?)

Petrie MSS 5.5.34d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara.
Caption reads:
'Remains of two passages (?)
the right hand one is double, having another
beneath it. Howara.'

[529] Brick walls of the "Labyrinth" of Lepsius.

Petrie MSS 5.5.35a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Foreground, Labyrinth of Amenemhet III; background, Pyramid of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'Brick walls of the "Labyrinth" of Lepsius.
The bricks are the size of Roman bricks, & not of earlier
forms; the chambers are full of broken Roman pottery;
and are like those of Greek and Roman villages.'

[525] Probable site of the Labyrinth.

Petrie MSS 5.5.35b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Labyrinth of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'Probable site of the Labyrinth.
The ground covered several feet deep in chips of fine white
stone from a destroyed building; underlaid by pavement'

[523] The so-called "Labyrinth" of Lepsius.

Petrie MSS 5.5.35c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara.
Caption reads:
'The so-called "Labyrinth" of Lepsius.
from the top of Howara pyramid. (No 529)'

[524] Probable site of Labyrinth.

Petrie MSS 5.5.35d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Hawara. Labyrinth of Amenemhet III.
Caption reads:
'Probable site of Labyrinth.
Ground. South of Howara pyramid.
with passage of No 520.'

Also labels 'joins 525' and 'joins 523'.

[490] The "Kursi Farûn", "Chair of Pharaoh".

Petrie MSS 5.5.36a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Biahmu (Biyahmu). Colossi of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III, bases/pedestals.
Caption reads:
'The "Kursi Farûn", "Chair of Pharaoh".
or Pyramids of Beyahmu.
from the South.'

Also labels for 'W. pile' and 'E. pile'.

[493] S.E. corner of E. pile, and part of surrounding enclosure.

Petrie MSS 5.5.36b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Biahmu (Biyahmu). Colossi of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III, bases/pedestals.
Caption reads:
'S.E. corner of E. pile, and part of surrounding enclosure.
Shewing the ground to be clear between them; hence the outer
slope was not part of a pyramid, but rather of a mastaba-like
court; from the Arab name there were probably statues on
the piles: this resembling the pyramids with statues on them of Hdtus II.149.'

[492] S.W. corner of the Eastern pile.

Petrie MSS 5.5.36c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Biahmu (Biyahmu). Colossi of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III, bases/pedestals.
Caption reads:
'S.W. corner of the Eastern pile.
my pit /88'

Also label for '5 ft rod'.

[491] Closer view of corner of enclosure.

Petrie MSS 5.5.36d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Biahmu (Biyahmu). Colossi of Amenemhat (Amenemhet) III, bases/pedestals.
Caption reads:
'Closer view of corner of enclosure. (exactly end on)
with projecting foot of masonry below slope.
angle by Howard Vyse, (also by this view with horizon) 63º 30'
Angle of a rise of 2 on a base of 1 - 63º 26''

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