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[559] Heaps of masons chips on North side of pyramid cliff.

Petrie MSS 5.5.13b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza).
Caption reads:
'Heaps of masons chips on North side of pyramid cliff.
Stratified at the angle of rest as they were thrown over.
From these strata I recovered potsherds of 4th dyn.'

[392] Casing of Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.13a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

[391] Casing of Gt Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.12d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

[558] Front view of casing of Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.12c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

[20] End view of casing of Gt Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.12b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'End view of casing of Gt Pyramid.
Howard Vyse painted on it the date of his 'excavating it;
this date has been broken away, leaving "EXCAVATED"'

[19] Courses of great Pyramid, below entrance.

Petrie MSS 5.5.12a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Courses of great Pyramid, below entrance.'

Also labels for 'mouth of Al Mamoon's hole' and 'casing stones'.

[39] Looking down Southern air-channel of Gt Pyramid

Petrie MSS 5.5.11d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Looking down Southern air-channel of Gt Pyramid
at just after noon on 2nd Nov.'

[557] Edge of rock cutting for bed of pavement of Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.11c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Edge of rock cutting for bed of pavement
of Great Pyramid.
at N.N.W. side.'

[37] Looking down Southern air channel of Gt Pyramid

Petrie MSS 5.5.11b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'Looking down Southern air channel of Gt Pyramid
at just before noon on 2nd Nov, when sun
shines down it. The farthest visible point is at 55 feet'

[556] North West corner socket of the Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.11a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'North West corner socket of the Great Pyramid.
The block of stone fallen down on the socket, often called
a "corner stone", had no connection with it originally.'

[354] The top of the Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.10d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The top of the Great Pyramid.
from the wady. North West of the pyramids.'

[377] The Great Pyramid, from rocky hill on the South

Petrie MSS 5.5.10c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

[17] On the side of the Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.10b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'On the side of the Great Pyramid.
shewing how the steps are encumbered'

[388] The great Pyramid, from the West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.10a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).

[552-3] The three larger pyramids from the South West

Petrie MSS 5.5.09b [lower]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.
Caption reads:
'The three larger pyramids from the South West, and small pyramids of third.
with enclosure behind third pyramid in foreground.'

[447-8] The great Pyramid from the West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.09a [upper]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The great Pyramid from the West.'

The 'Second Pyramid' is also labelled.

[449] The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.

[14] Bird's eye view from top of great Pyramid, looking E.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). Subsidiary Pyramids.
Caption reads:
'Bird's eye view from top of great Pyramid, looking E.
The three small pyramids, with long shadows, in front.
Then tombs ruined and covered with rubbish of Ptolemaic village
Then Arab village in plain 100ft below, & inundation beyond.'

[450] The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.
To compare the angles of slope
The three small pyramids (by the third) in front'

[381] The nine pyramids of Gizeh, from 1 mile South.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.
Caption reads:
'The nine pyramids of Gizeh, from 1 mile South.'

There are also labelled 1st, 2nd and 3rd enclosures and 'three small' twice.

[62] N. side of "false door" recess.

Petrie MSS 5.5.07d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet). Hall.
Caption reads:
'N. side of "false door" recess.
Nefermat standing, his three sons behind him.
The holes for keying the inlaying are seen here.'

[64] Tablet over "false door" in recess.

Petrie MSS 5.5.07c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet). Hall.
Caption reads:
'Tablet over "false door" in recess.
Nefermat seated; table of offerings and lists in front.'

[63] S. side of "false door" recess, & part of back.

Petrie MSS 5.5.07b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet). Hall.
Caption reads:
'S. side of "false door" recess, & part of back.
Nefermat standing; his daughter (or wife?) Nub [n:S12:b]
clasping his knee.'

[65] Back of "false door" recess.

Petrie MSS 5.5.07a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet). Hall.
Caption reads:
'Back of "false door" recess.
-his three sons (1) [H&T28&b-mi-st (?)] (2) [M34:a-sw-w] (3) [//-S34-r://:f] (all right to left)
-Nefernat in middle [F35*U1:Aa11:t] (right to left)
-his wife Atet [i-t:t] (left to right)'

[60] "False door" of stone, seen in No 66.

Petrie MSS 5.5.06d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet). View showing Facade and Hall.
Caption reads:
'"False door" of stone, seen in No 66.
On the larger figures is seen the method of sinking holes in the
stone, to give a firmer hold to the inlaying of colored plaster
which is now removed.'

[67] Tomb of Atetwife of Nefermat Medum.

Petrie MSS 5.5.06c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Itet, wife of Nefermaat (Nefermaet).
Caption reads:
'Tomb of Atet [i-t:t] wife of Nefermat [F35*(U1:a):Aa11:t] Medum.
Smashed by Arabs in 1881. 3rd dyn.'

[66] Outer brickwork of tomb of Nefermat Medum.

Petrie MSS 5.5.06b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Tomb of Nefermaat (Nefermaet).
Caption reads:
'Outer brickwork of tomb of Nefermat [F35*(U1:a):Aa11:t] Medum.
Shewing panelled or pilastered face outside the tomb,
and a court inside, both covered with white stucco.
The passage up to the stone door in stuccoed & painted.'

[58] Pyramid of Medum, N. end of W. side.

Petrie MSS 5.5.06a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Pyramid of Sneferu (Snefru; Snofru).
Caption reads:
'Pyramid of Medum, N. end of W. side.
Shewing where a lower step joined the body.'

[57] Pyramid of Medum

Petrie MSS 5.5.05d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Pyramid of Sneferu (Snefru; Snofru).
Caption reads:
'Pyramid of Medum
finished casing of top edge of a step (W end of S. side)
covered later addition. Shewing the way of
fitting the stones where the slope joined the level.'

[56] Pyramid of Medum from S.S.W.

Petrie MSS 5.5.05c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Meidum (Maidum). Pyramid of Sneferu (Snefru; Snofru).
Caption reads:
'Pyramid of Medum from S.S.W.
Shewing remains of finished casings outside the present pyramid
(at the spots) in rubbish heap: and the rough bands of stone on the
pyramid. Where the steps joined the remaining masonry.'

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