Main entry:

University of Chicago. Egyptian Expedition (1905-1907)

Title & Author:

Lost Nubia : a centennial exhibit of photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago / [curated by] John A. Larson.

Publication:

Chicago : Oriental Institute, 2006.

Description:

xiii, 109 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm.

Series:

Oriental Institute Museum publications ; no. 24

Notes:
Includes index.
Introduction: Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago -- The Photographs -- 1. The Cliff Tombs at Aswan from the Island of Elephantine -- 2. Looking toward the Nile along the Main Axis of Dakka Temple -- 3. The Temple of Dendur from the Nile River -- 4. Ruins of the Forecourt of the Temple of Ptah at Gerf Husein -- 5. Osiride Pillars in the Hall of the Temple of Ptah at Gerf Husein -- 6. Sand-filled Courts in the Temple of Ramesses II at El-Sebua -- 7. The Beginning of the Avenue of Sphinxes at the Temple of El-Sebua -- 8. Photographing at the Temple of Abahuda (Gebel Adda) -- 9. Interior of the Temple of Abahuda (Gebel Adda) -- 10. General View of Qasr Ibrim from the West -- 11. Ruins of the Christian Cathedral on the Summit of Qasr Ibrim -- 12. Graffiti of Elephants and Giraffes on Rocks at El-Egeba -- 13. A Royal Graffito of the Late Middle Kingdom, Found at Molokab -- 14. The "Famine Stela" on the Island of Seheil -- 15. General View of the Temples of Abu Simbel -- 16. Photographing Rock-cut Stelae at Abu Simbel -- 16a. The Rock-cut Stelae, as Photographed from the Mast of the Dahabiyah -- 17. Photographing from the Top of a Colossus -- 17a. Colossus IV from the Head of Colossus II -- 18. Photographing in the Interior of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel -- 18a. Relief of the Battle of Kadesh -- 19. View from the Fort on Top of the Island of Uronarti, Looking North -- 20. Copying Nile Level Records at Semna -- 21. Rock-cut Graffiti Recording the Heights of the Nile Flood -- 22. Room in the Temple of Khnum at Semna East (Kumma), before Clearance -- 22a. The Votive Stela of Nehi, Viceroy of Nubia -- 23. The Temple of Amun and Amunhotep III at Soleb -- 24. Leaving the House of the Omdeh at Sarkamatto -- 25. Hippopotamus Heads Hanging from a Tree at Sarkamatto -- 26. Caravan of the Expedition, Ready to Depart -- 27. Furling Sail in the Upper Narrow of the Kagbar Cataract -- 28. Photographing the Great Stela of Thutmose I at Tumbos -- 28a. Upper Part of the Victory Stela of Thutmose I -- 29. A Teacher Holding Class in a Village on the Island of Argo -- 29a. In Line 223 of the Expedition's Photo Register Breasted Recorded the Name of the Teacher in Arabic -- 30. A Saqiya near the Town of Kareima -- 31. Men Eating in a Field near the Town of Hafir -- 32. Fields and Village of Barkal from the Top of Gebel Barkal -- 33. Funeral Ceremonies in the Shadow of the Sacred Mountain -- 34. Excavating in the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal -- 35. Excavating in the Ruins of the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal -- 36. Inside the Large Rock Temple at Gebel Barkal -- 37. Head of an Unfinished Granite Colossus at Gebel Barkal -- 38. Bird's-eye View of Pyramids from the Summit of Gebel Barkal -- 39. A Nubian Queen Receiving Homage in a Relief at Napata -- 40. Nubian Children from Barkal Village -- 41. Shooting the Amrahwa Rapids in the Fourth Cataract -- 42. Camp near the Fourth Cataract of the Nile -- 43. A Bishari Camel Driver and His Sons -- 44. Breaking Camp at Meroe -- 45. Pyramid and Chapel of a Meroitic King -- 46. A Meroitic King Smiting Captives -- 47. A Meroitic Queen Receives Offerings -- 48. The Temples of Naga -- 49. A Nubian King Smites His Enemies -- 50. Close-up of a Recumbent Ram from an Avenue of Sphinxes at Naga -- 51. A Sudanese Family at Naga -- 52. Bisharin Tents near Naga.
Also issued online in PDF format.

ISBN:

1885923457 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781885923455 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Antiquities
Ausgrabung
Nubia Antiquities Exhibitions.
Nubia Antiquities Exhibitions Pictorial works.
Egypt Antiquities Exhibitions.
Egypt Antiquities Exhibitions Pictorial works.
Sudan Antiquities Exhibitions.
Sudan Antiquities Exhibitions Pictorial works.
Égypte Antiquités Expositions.
Égypte Antiquités Expositions Ouvrages illustrés.
Soudan Antiquités Expositions.
Soudan Antiquités Expositions Ouvrages illustrés.
Africa Nubia
Egypt
Sudan
Nubien

Form/genre:

Bildband.
Exhibition catalogs.
Ausstellungskatalog.

Added entries:

Larson, John A. (John Aaron), 1950-
University of Chicago. Oriental Institute. Museum.
Oriental Institute Museum publications ; no. 24.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266040
Call No.: BIB 197596
Status: Available