D'Athanasi, Giovanni; Salt, Henry [Hrsg.]: A brief account of the researches and discoveries in Upper Egypt: To which is added a detailed catalogue of Mr. Salts collection of Egyptian antiquities (London, 1836)

CHAPTER III

Arrive at the Nile—Meet Mr. Salt and his companions at
Thebes—Set off for the second cataract—Mr. Belzoni makes
extraordinary claims against Mr. Salt—Is dismissed his employ—
Arrival at the second cataract—Proceed to Dongola; Adven-
tures by the way—The Temple of Amara—Anecdote of
Burckhardt—Impediments thrown in the way of the travellers by
Mohammed Kashef—In consequence of which they give up their
expedition to Dongola, and return to Alexandria.

At length we arrived at the Nile, where we found
our boats waiting for us, as also letters sent from
Cairo, to inform us that Mr. Salt was on his way
to Thebes, in company with Mr. Banks and a
Prussian Baron. We got ready in speed, and
having paid our people and made some presents
to the Shekh of the Ababdeh, named Abet Abu
Ghibran, we set out on our way, and the next
day arrived at Thebes, where we began to repose
ourselves after our forty days of fatigue, and
endeavoured to forget the nights which we had
passed on the backs of our camels.