Lost Nubia : a centennial exhibit of photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian expedition of the University of Chicago / John A. Larson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, John A. (John Aaron), 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nubia--Description and travel.

Nubia.

Nubia--Pictorial works.

Nubia--Antiquities.

Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935.

Breasted, James Henry.

University of Chicago.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xiii, 109 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago, 2006.

Contents:

Introduction: Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago vii

The Photographs

1 The Cliff Tombs at Aswan from the Island of Elephantine 2

2 Looking toward the Nile along the Main Axis of Dakka Temple 4

3 The Temple of Dendur from the Nile River 6

4 Ruins of the Forecourt of the Temple of Ptah at Gerf Husein 8

5 Osiride Pillars in the Hall of the Temple of Ptah at Gerf Husein 10

6 Sand-filled Courts in the Temple of Ramesses II at El-Sebua 12

7 The Beginning of the Avenue of Sphinxes at the Temple of El-Sebua 14

8 Photographing at the Temple of Abahuda (Gebel Adda) 16

9 Interior of the Temple of Abahuda (Gebel Adda) 18

10 General View of Qasr Ibrim from the West 20

11 Ruins of the Christian Cathedral on the Summit of Qasr Ibrim 22

12 Graffiti of Elephants and Giraffes on Rocks at El-Egeba 24

13 A Royal Graffito of the Late Middle Kingdom, Found at Molokab 26

14 The "Famine Stela" on the Island of Seheil 28

15 General View of the Temples of Abu Simbel 30

16 Photographing Rock-cut Stelae at Abu Simbel 32

16a The Rock-cut Stelae, as Photographed from the Mast of the Dahabiyah 33

17 Photographing from the Top of a Colossus 34

17a Colossus IV from the Head of Colossus II 35

18 Photographing in the Interior of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel 36

18a Relief of the Battle of Kadesh 37

19 View from the Fort on Top of the Island of Uronarti, Looking North 38

20 Copying Nile Level Records at Semna 40

21 Rock-cut Graffiti Recording the Heights of the Nile Flood 42

22 Room in the Temple of Khnum at Semna East (Kumma), before Clearance 44

22a The Votive Stela of Nehi, Viceroy of Nubia 45

23 The Temple of Amun and Amunhotep III at Soleb 46

24 Leaving the House of the Omdeh at Sarkamatto 48

25 Hippopotamus Heads Hanging from a Tree at Sarkamatto 50

26 Caravan of the Expedition, Ready to Depart 52

27 Furling Sail in the Upper Narrow of the Kagbar Cataract 54

28 Photographing the Great Stela of Thutmose I at Tumbos 56

28a Upper Part of the Victory Stela of Thutmose I 57

29 A Teacher Holding Class in a Village on the Island of Argo 58

29a In Line 223 of the Expedition's Photo Register Breasted Recorded the Name of the Teacher in Arabic 59

30 A Saqiya near the Town of Kareima 60

31 Men Eating in a Field near the Town of Hafir 62

32 Fields and Village of Barkal from the Top of Gebel Barkal 64

33 Funeral Ceremonies in the Shadow of the Sacred Mountain 66

34 Excavating in the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal 68

35 Excavating in the Ruins of the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal 70

36 Inside the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal 72

37 Head of an Unfinished Granite Colossus at Gebel Barkal 74

38 Bird's-eye View of Pyramids from the Summit of Gebel Barkal 76

39 A Nubian Queen Receiving Homage in a Relief at Napata 78

40 Nubian Children from Barkal Village 80

41 Shooting the Amrahwa Rapids in the Fourth Cataract 82

42 Camp near the Fourth Cataract of the Nile 84

43 A Bishari Camel Driver and His Sons 86

44 Breaking Camp at Meroe 88

45 Pyramid and Chapel of a Meroitic King 90

46 A Meroitic King Smiting Captives 92

47 A Meroitic Queen Receives Offerings 94

48 The Temples of Naga 96

49 A Nubian King Smites His Enemies 98

50 Close-up of a Recumbent Ram from an Avenue of Sphinxes at Naga 100

51 A Sudanese Family at Naga 102

52 Bisharin Tents near Naga 104.

ISBN:

1885923457

OCLC:

65219232