Griffith Institute Archive

[433] Shekh Omar begged a group not to run away from the camera

Petrie MSS 5.7.27a [upper left]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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]
Stuk
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.'.

[54] Village of Kom Maboradi near Medum.

Petrie MSS 5.7.38b [lower left]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Pigeon cotes at the village of Kom Maboradi (?), near Meidum.
-Caption:
'Village of Kom Maboradi near Medum.
covered with pigeon cotes.'

[286] Sakiyeh at Luxor

Petrie MSS 5.7.39a [upper left]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A saqiya (mechanical water lifting device) in use in the area of Luxor.
Caption reads:
'Sakiyeh at Luxor
The bullocks in going round, driven by a boy seated behind,
turn a horizontal wheel which gears in a vertical wheel,
this latter raises an endless band of waterpots.'.

[176] Four successive shadoofs.

Petrie MSS 5.7.39d [lower right]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Four shadufs (mechanical water lifting devices) near Luxor.
-Caption:
'Four successive shadoofs,
raising water 25 feet from Nile for irrigation.
near Luxor.'.

[422] Palms near Abu Roash.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40a [upper left]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Palm grove near Abu Rawash, with a person named Ali sitting amongst the trees.
-Caption:
'Palms near Abu Roash.'.
-Also label for 'Ali'.

[424] Atl tree. near Kerdaseh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40d [lower right]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A tamarisk tree (an alt tree), under which a person named Ali is seated; the pyramids of Giza are in the background.
-TopBib iii2.11.
-Caption:
'Atl tree.
near Kerdaseh.'.

Also labels for 'Ali' and 'Pyramids.'.

[362] In the market Nebireh

Petrie MSS 5.7.41 [loose]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Daily life scene: the market at Nebira, near Kom Geif (ancient site of Naukratis).
-Loose photograph in album, with caption:
'In the market Nebireh.'.

Loose note B [recto]

Petrie MSS 5.7.44a [loose]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Loose note B [verso]

Petrie MSS 5.7.44b [loose]
Stuk
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

[952] Bronze pan, knives, and chisels, Kahun XII

Petrie MSS 5.8.3a [upper]
Stuk
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-el-Lahun, town (‘Kahun’): mirror, two copper chisels, four copper piercers, flint knife, copper knife, copper torque, five vessels.
-Caption:
'Bronze pan, knives, and chisels, Kahun XII'

This photograph is in a section titled:
'Kahun & Gurob antiquities 1890 942-952'.

[948] Wooden sickle with three flint saws. XVIII dyn.

Petrie MSS 5.8.5b [lower]
Stuk
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-el-Lahun, town ('Kahun'): sickle and saws.
-Caption:
'Wooden sickle with three flint saws. XVIII dyn.'.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Kahun & Gurob antiquities 1890 942-952'.

[949] all Gurob XVIII-XIX

Petrie MSS 5.8.6a [upper]
Stuk
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Kom Medinet Ghurab ("Gurob"): objects made of 'faience' or glass.
-Main caption:
'all Gurob XVIII-XIX'.

-Items have been labelled around the photograph as follows:
'blue & yellow glass'
'blue bowl'
'glass'
'blue kohl tubes'
'glazed inlay'
'wood inlayed with cut gems & gilding.'
'blue jar'
'monkey & captive'
'blue gazelle bowl'
'blue jar'
'blue pot with ducks'.

[---] Bronze mirror. Gurob XIX

Petrie MSS 5.8.7b [lower]
Stuk
1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

[Missing - This photograph is no longer present.]

-Caption:
'Bronze mirror. Gurob XIX
Handle of Phoenician Venus with dove.'.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Kahun & Gurob antiquities 1890 942-952'.

Kahun & Gurob Views 1890

Petrie MSS 5.8.9
Stuk
c.1886-1890

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Title page:

'Kahun & Gurob
Views
1890
953-962'.

[958] Wall painting, Kahun.

Petrie MSS 5.8.12b [lower]
Stuk
1888-1889

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-el-Lahun, town ('Kahun'): wall painting depicting a house with tables, vases and a servant before a seated man.
-Caption:
'Wall painting, Kahun.'.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Kahun & Gurob Views 1890 953-962'.

[918] Same canal, & blocks

Petrie MSS 5.8.18b [lower]
Stuk
c.1888-1889

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Hawara: canal cutting through the funerary temple of Amenemhat III (the so-called Labyrinth), with blocks from the monument.
-Caption:
'Same canal, & blocks looking NW'.

-With an arrow pointing at blocks.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Hawara Canal 917-930'.

[920] Same canal & debris: looking N.

Petrie MSS 5.8.19b [lower]
Stuk
c.1888-1889

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Hawara: canal cutting through the funerary temple of Amenemhat III (the so-called Labyrinth), with remains of blocks from the monument.
-Caption:
'Same canal & debris: looking N.'.

This photograph is in a section titled 'Hawara Canal 917-930'.