Topography of Thebes, and general view of Egypt. Being a short account of the principal objects worthy of notice in the valley of the Nile, to the second cataract and Wadee Samneh ... with remarks on the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. And the productions of the country / by I.G. Wilkinson [sic].

  • Wilkinson, John Gardner, 1797-1875.
Date:
1835
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Credit: Topography of Thebes, and general view of Egypt. Being a short account of the principal objects worthy of notice in the valley of the Nile, to the second cataract and Wadee Samneh ... with remarks on the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. And the productions of the country / by I.G. Wilkinson [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    507 to the rider; but they must be bound round by a long thin rope. A supply of provisions must also be taken, espe¬ cially biscuit, rice, hard eggs, and cooked meat (in winter), potatoes, maccaroni, and portable soup, as nothing can be procured in the Desert. Boxes should be narrow, short, and deep, to suit a camel; and instead of a camp-bed, I should recommend two poles to fix into rings on the side of two of these trunks, one of the latter being placed at the head, the other at the foot, of what, with a strong ticking firmly attached to the poles, will form a very good bedstead. A small support for the musquito net and curtains may be added at one end. Arabic must be spoken by some of the servants. For ladies, side saddles are requisite. Tents may be purchased at Qaherah; the best round single-poled green tents for about twenty or twenty-five dollars, which for high winds are preferable to those with two poles. Nets made of the date rope, for the heavy baggage, should also be bought there, one pair to each camel load, which the Arabs calculate at about three qantdr * or hundred-weight. The dromedary and camel saddles are provided by the Arabs. As few chairs and tables should be carried as possible ; those on the principle of camp- stools are the most convenient. At Karnak the traveller may take up his abode in the north-west tower of the Great Temple ; and if he intends staying at Thebes for about a month, may send to Qaherah for a good boat; but if pressed for time, a less comfortable one may be procured at an exorbitant price at Qeneh. The hire of a qangeh and dahab6eh by the month I have already mentioned; but as the journey from Thebes to the capital may be easily performed in twelve days, or even nine, it * The qantar is 110 rallies, and each rottle 12 ounces.