Howard-Vyse, Richard William Howard: Operations carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into upper Egypt, and Appendix (Band 1) (London, 1840)

264 OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH.

May IGth.
Reis, 9. Men, 79. Children, 78.

The same works were repeated.

May nth.

Reis, 9. Men, 91. Children, 106.

The same works were repeated.

I rode in the evening, with Sir Robert and Lady
Arbuthnot, to see the ovens for hatching chickens at
Gizeh. The process has been sufficiently described by
Mr. Wilkinson, and also by Mr. Lane. The ovens were
not in full work, as they can only be employed at parti-
cular seasons ; but abundance of chickens had been pro-
duced. They appeared to have been dwarfed by the
process, and, as M. Denon remarks, are sold by measure.
The building was extremely dirty and full of vermin ; and
in order to arrive at the ovens, we were obliged to creep
through several low doorways and narrow passages.

May 18th.

Reis, 9. Men, 86. Children, 99.

The same works were repeated.

Dr. Walne applied, through Mr. Perring, for copies of
the characters found in the Great Pyramid, in order to
send them to M. Rosellini. I requested Mr. Perring to
express my regret that I could not accede to his request,
and received from that gentleman a satisfactory and
obliging answer.

Mr. Piozan wrote to the Madyr respecting the men of
Cafr el Batran, and of Harranieh.