Wadi Shatt el-Rigal

Ricardo A. Caminos was born in Buenos Aires in 1915, where he spent his early years. He moved to Chicago with the support of a scholarship from the Institute of International Education and dedicated himself to his graduate studies at the Oriental Institute. A stint at the University of Oxford became a decisive experience in his development as an Egyptologist, specialising in hieratic palaeography and epigraphy. In 1955, together with T. G. H. James, he began work at Gebel es-Silsila and the nearby Shatt el-Rigal for the Egypt Exploration Society, returning there several times during the 1970s and 1980s. In between, he participated in important missions at Qasr Ibrim, Buhen, Semna and Kumma. Ricardo Caminos died in 1992. Jurgen Osing has been engaged in epigraphic work at various Egyptian sites: the temple of Seti I in Western Thebes, the Oasis of Dakhla, and the tomb of Nefersekheru at Zawyet Sultan near Minya. In the seasons of 1978-1980 and 1983 he assisted Prof. Caminos as an epigraphist at Gebel el-Silsila and the Wadi Shatt el-Rigal.

• I. ForewordII. History of the site i. Reliefs and inscriptions General remarks Graffiti Filiation Epithets Later visitors ii. Mentuhotep II and his court iii. The train of Mentuhotep II iv. Mentuhotep III and his officials v. Quarrying and team marks vi. Rock drawings Humans Foot marks and sandals Boats Animals Varia vii. ConclusionsIII. Locations i. The gebel south of the Wadi (locations 1-19) ii. The southern cliffs of the Wadi (locations 20-79) From the mouth of the Wadi to the High Bay (locations 20-27) From the High Bay to the Low Bay (locations 28-56) The Low Bay (locations 57-64) From the Low Bay to the entrance of the Wadi (locations 65-79) iii. The northern cliffs of the Wadi (locations 80-87) iv. The gebel north of the Wadi (locations 88-103)IV. FootnotesV. AbbreviationsVI. Indexes Royal names Egyptian personal names Egyptian titles Egyptian toponyms Egyptian words Greek personal namesVII. Plates Maps and photographs 1. Aerial photograph of the Wadi (Google Earth) 2. The lower (a) and the upper end (b) of the Wadi 3. The High Bay 4. The Low Bay 5. Reliefs of Mentuhotep II (a: 26 B, b: 33 B) 6. Graffiti (a: 4 A, b: 14 J, c: 33 B, d: 27 Y.AC.AD) 7. Graffiti (a: 40 C, b: 46 B, c: 59 F, d: 59 D) 8. Graffiti (a: 59 AG, b: 61 S-AC, c: 61 Y, d: 48 C) 9. Graffiti (a: 62 D, b: 64 L, c: 71 C) 10. Graffiti (a: 79 B, b: 86 A, c: 99 G) 11. Hunters' ravine (loc. 17), upper end (a) and stairway (b) 12. Early hunters (a: 2 I, b: 17 P, c: 17 E, d: 17 R) 13. Early hunters (a: 98 T, b: 90 F, c: 90 F, d: 99 D) 14. Boat (a: 102 S), animals (b: 102 T) Drawings 15. Sketch of the Wadi with position of locations 16-60. Reliefs and graffiti 61-63. Quarry marks 64-66. Human figures 67-70. Foot marks 71-76. Boats 77-114. Animals 115-117. Varia (designs, scribblings)