[1] Associate Professor, The American University in Cairo, Department of History, Rm. 336 SS Blg., 113 Kasr el Aini Street, P.O. Box 2511, Cairo 11511, Arab Republic of Egypt. Email jason@aucegypt.edu
Lane MSS 1.1
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. It covers
his preparations in England during June 1825 through his early days in Cairo in
October 1825. It also contains some preliminary descriptions of Boulaq and Cairo
that are not organized in journal fashion. Most of the pages of the volume are
blank, but toward the back are some rough sketches.
Inside the cover: Edward
Lane June 1825. No 1.
Lane MSS 1.2 Lane MSS 1.3 Lane MSS 1.4 Lane MSS 1.5 Lane MSS 1.6 Lane MSS 1.8 Lane MSS 1.9 Lane MSS 1.10 Lane MSS 1.11 Lane MSS 1.12 Lane MSS 1.13 Lane MSS 1.14 Lane MSS 1.15 Lane MSS 1.16 Lane MSS 1.17 Lane MSS 1.18 Lane MSS 1.19 Lane MSS 1.20 Lane MSS 1.21 Lane MSS 1.22
Lane MSS 2.1 Lane MSS 2.2 Lane MSS 2.3 Lane MSS 2.4 Lane MSS 2.5 Lane MSS 2.6 Lane MSS 2.7 Lane MSS 2.8 Lane MSS 2.9 Lane MSS 2.11
Lane MSS 3.1 Lane MSS 3.2 Lane MSS 3.3 Lane MSS 3.4 Lane MSS 3.5 Lane MSS 3.6
Lane MSS 4.1 Lane MSS 4.2 Lane MSS 4.3 Lane MSS 4.4 Lane MSS 4.5 Lane MSS 4.6
Lane MSS 5.1 Lane MSS 5.2
Lane MSS 6.1 Lane MSS 6.2 Lane MSS 6.3 Lane MSS 6.4
Lane MSS. 7 (February 28, 1997, with some corrections February 12 and 24, 2003)
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. It begins
on 17 December 1825 when Lane went for a lengthy stay at the Pyramids and
continues into his first voyage into Nubia as far as Wadi Halfa and then
downstream to Phil
Inside the front cover: 2
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. It begins
at Philae on 1 July 1826 and continues into his work at the Valley of the Kings
on 1 September 1826.
Inside the front cover: 3
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. The first
portion of the volume is detailed notes, not arranged according to date, about
sites covered in Lane MSS 1.2-3. Toward the end diary format is resumed,
covering the dates 1 September through 10 October 1826.
On the cover:
1
[This and the following diaries, unlike the previous three, are all small
and unbound. Lane numbered them consecutively, beginning with one.]
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Topical
notes at Thebes.
On the cover: 2
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Topical
notes at Thebes.
On the cover: 3 Lane MSS 1.7
Diary from Lane's first trip
to Egypt, 1825-1828. Topical notes at Thebes.
On the cover: 4
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From his
departure from Thebes on 11 October to on-site at Beni Hassan on 24 October
1826.
On the cover: 5
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From Beni
Hasan on 25 October to arrival at Cairo on 28 October.
On the cover: 6
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Beginning
with a trip to the Pyramids on 21 December 1826. Then again to the Pyramids on
31 April 1827 and on to Saqqara, ending with departure from Saqqara on 26 May
1827.
On the cover: 7 Pyrds of El Gee'zeh & Sack'ka'rah
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Detailed
notes on Lane's work at Saqqara. Then commencement of his second voyage up the
Nile on 23 June 1827 through arrival at Benisoueif on 25 June 1827.
On the
cover: 8 Pyrds of Sack'ka'rah.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Detailed
notes on the Fayyum during Lane's second voyage up the Nile.
On the cover: 9
Feiyoo'm.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Begins at
Birket Fayyum on 8 July 1827 and ends with arrival at Benisoueif on 11 July 1827
during Lane's second voyage up the Nile.
On the cover: 10 Feiyoo'm.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From
Benisoueif on 13 July 1827 to Tafa on 23 August 1827 during Lane's second voyage
up the Nile.
On the cover: 11 From Ben'ee Soowey'f to Ta'feh, in Nubia.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From Tafa
on 24 August through Kalabsha on the descent on 14 October 1827 during Lane's
second voyage up the Nile.
On the cover: 12 From Ta'feh to 2nd Cataracts
& back to Kela'b'sheh.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From
Kalabsha on 15 October 1827 to Thebes on 1 November 1827 during Lane's second
voyage up the Nile.
On the cover: 13 Kela'bsheh to Thebes.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. At Thebes
from 2 November 1827 through 2 December 1827 during Lane's second voyage up the
Nile.
On the cover: 14 Thebes.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. At Thebes
on 3 December through 12 December 1827 during Lane's second voyage up the
Nile.
On the cover: 15 Thebes.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. From
Thebes on 13 December 1827 to arrival at Cairo on 19 December 1827 during Lane's
second voyage up the Nile..
On the cover: 16 From Thebes to Cairo.
Diary from Lane's first trip to Egypt, 1825-1828. Departure
from Cairo on 20 March 1828 to arrival at London, 22 June 1828.
On the cover:
17 Lower Egypt.
Journal of Lane's second trip to Egypt, 25 October 1833
through 1 August 1835.
From Lane's second trip to Egypt: daily record of expenses
in Egypt from 12 December 1834 until 22 August 1835.
Section 2
Notebooks
Identified on its title page as "Accounts and Memoranda
Cairo. 1825," it contains lists of expenses and miscellanous information
continuing at least into Lane's second trip to Egypt, 1833-1835.
Identified on its title page as "Notes relating to Egypt,"
this manuscript is neatly written notes under various headings, the first being
"Names of some of the principal places." It should not be confused with Lane MSS
2.3, which Lane also entitled "Notes relating to Egypt."
Identified on its title page as "Notes relating to Egypt,"
this manuscript is similar to Lane MSS 2.2 in content, and it has the same
title. Its first section, however, is entitled "Hieroglyphics." Also, most of
its pages are blank, and unlike Lane MSS 2.2, which is soft-covered, this
manuscript has a hard cover.
Notes about Cairo, Arabic vocabulary, and Amarna.
On the
cover: A
Continues Arabic vocabulary and pronunciation. Some rough
sketches after the text.
On the cover: B
Notes on the principal mosques of Cairo, beginning with the
Mosque of `Amr.
Notes on the principal mosques of Cairo, beginning with the
Mosque of El Mo-y'yed.
Primarily a list of things to do in Cairo, as on the first
page, which is headed, "Things to be purchased at Qa'hirah."
Miscellaneous notes and sketches pertinent to both modern and
ancient Egypt. Opening line: A gallon-measure, made of tin, if such can be
procured. Quinine for Hay. Lane MSS 2.10
Identified inside the front cover as
"Scrap-book." Begins with an account of a trip to Heliopolis (Matareeyah) and
moves on to more general notes. Most of the pages are blank; some sketches are
near the end.
A notebook of maps, some of them sections of the Map of
Egypt by W. M. Leake; others are Lane's manuscript maps of sections of the
river.
Section 3
Sketches
A packet of camera lucida cards. Numbered 8 [not by Lane].
Antiquities.
A packet of camera lucida cards. Numbered 9 [not by Lane].
Modern musical instruments and musicians, pipes, household utensils, etc.
A packet of camera lucida cards. Numbered 10 [not by Lane].
Views of Cairo, Alexandria, Upper Egypt, and Nubia.
Camera lucida cards loose inside a hard binding. Primarily
Cairo streets, the slave market, details of houses, geometric designs, etc.
Camera lucida cards loose inside a hard binding. Primarily
people, street scenes, processions, performances, camels, etc.
Camera lucida cards loose inside a hard binding. Women and
jewelry.
Section 4
Notebooks Relating to Modern Egyptians
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Numbered by Lane on the cover:
No. 1. The first page is the "New Arrangement to be adopted." The second page
begins "Chapter XVI. Population of Egypt." This notebook also contains "Chapter
XVII. Religion and Laws" and "Chapter XVIII. Government."
Softbound.
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Numbered by Lane inside the
front cover: Note book. N 1. Begins with the heading "Superstitions." Also
contains "Government," "Procession of the Kis'weh," etc.
Hardbound.
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Numbered by Lane on the front
cover: 2 and as Vol. 2 on the first page of text. Begins "Chapter I. Of the
Moos'lim Egyptians: Their Manners, Customs, &c."
Softbound.
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Numbered by Lane on the front
cover as "4" and on the first page of text as "Vol 2." It begins in mid-sentence
with a continuation of "The Mooslim Egyptians," but not where Lane MSS 4.3
breaks off. Then follows "Chapter II. Of the `Osma'nlees, or Turks," "Chapter
III. Of the Ckoobt, or Copts, & the Jews," and "Chapter IV. Of the Moo's'lim
Dynasties in Egypt."
Softbound.
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Indentified by Lane inside the
front cover: "Note-book. No 2." Begins with "See'ret Ez-Za'hir, or Es-See'reh
ex-Za'hiree'yeh" followed by topical passages that were later incorporated into
Modern Egyptians; for example, the introduction to the book begins on p.24
[Lane's pagination].
Hardbound.
Notebook for Modern Egyptians. Identified by Lane inside the
front cover as "Note-book no. 3." It is a volume of insertions for the Modern
Egyptians manuscript.
Hardbound.
Section 5
Correspondence
Lane correspondence, letters 1-93, as numbered and catalogued
by Warren R. Dawson.
A manuscript catalogue to Lane correspondence entitled
"Catalogue of Ninety Letters from the Correspondence of Edward William Lane
Preserved in the Griffith Institute Oxford." This was prepared by Warren R.
Dawson, 20 January 1953.
Section 6
Miscellaneous
Manuscript draft of Lane's "Description of Egypt."
Manuscript fair copy of Lane's translation of the Arabian
Nights, breaking off in the Third Night.
Manuscript draft of the first portion of Lane's
Arabic-English Lexicon.
Manuscript draft of an essay by Fulgence Fresnel, "A Memoir
on the comparative advantages of Djawhary's Salah as a vade-mecum for the Arabic
Scholar. By M. F. Fresnel."Section 7
Package containing some 150 g of mey'ah mubarakah, a
substance used to ward off the evil eye. Consists of storax, coriander seed,
fennel-seeds, wormwood, etc.