Early Explorers in Egypt and Nubia

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Friday, 9 September 2011

Places visited by Alessandro Ricci with A.M. Linant de Bellefonds, B. Drovetti, G. Finati, D.E. Frediani, G.B. Belzoni, G. d’Athanasi, W.J. Bankes and W.H. Beechey between 1818 and 1822

Between quotation marks the toponyms given by Ricci and unidentified



VOYAGE TO BERENICE (ABORTED BY RICCI BEFORE ARRIVING), WITH G.B. BELZONI, W.H. BEECHEY & Y. D’ATHANASI
Qurna, 16 September 1818
Edfu
Kanays
Wadi Beiza
Qurna, 27 September 1818

VOYAGE TO NUBIA, WITH W.J. BANKES, G. FINATI, J. HYDE & Y. D’ATHANASI
Wadi Halfa
Dal, 27 February 1819
“Sciarketta”, 28 February
“Sabre”, 28 February
Semna, 1 March 1819
“Slave Island”
Turmukki
“Scaterendiff Island”, 5 March
“Cumbo Island”, 6 March
Mograkka
Amara, 10 March
Sai Island, 11 March
“Colul”, 13 March
Kumma, 16 March
Ahabat el-Benat, 17 March
Wadi Halfa
Faras Island, 24 March
Gebel el-Shems
Adde
Abu Simbel
Derr
Amada
Abu Hamdal
Wadi el-Sebu’a
Meharraqa
Qurta
Dakka
Quban
Kushtemna
Gherf Hussein
Dandur
Kalabsha
Tafa
Qertassi
Dabod
Philae, 18 May 1819
Beni Suef
Cairo, 30 May

VOYAGE TO SIWA, WITH B. DROVETTI, A.M. LINANT DE BELLEFONDS, D.E. FREDIANI
Terraneh, 1 March 1820
Maryut, 5 March
El-Mellah
Abusir, 6 March
Hammam
Alam el-Halfa, 7 March
Qaret el-Himeimat, 8 March
Labbaq
Abu Tartur, 10 March
Abu Marzuq
El-Qara, 14 March
Siwa, 18 March
Gebel El-Mawta
Umm el-‘Ebeida
Qaret el-Gari
Khamiseh
Balad el-Roum
Birket el-Arrashe
‘Ain Qieqab
Shiyata
El-Qara, 4 April 1820
Abu Marzuq, 5 April
“El-Haggiè”, 7 April
Labbaq , 10 April
Hatiyet Maghra
Wadi Natrun, 13-14 April
“El-Cassar”
Terraneh, 15 April
Cairo, 17 April

VOYAGE TO SINAI WITH A.M. LINANT DE BELLEFONDS
Birket el-Hagg, 1 September 1820
Agruda, 2 September
Suez
‘Ayoun Mousa, 13 September
Wadi ‘Amura, 15 September
Wadi Gharandal
Hammam Fara’un, 16 September
“Gebel el-Kebrit“
Maghara, 20 September
Wadi Sidri, 20 September
Wadi Mukattab
Wadi Feiran, 23 September
Holy Monastery of St. Catherine, 28 September
Gebel Mousa
Gebel Safsafa
Gebel Katerina
Wadi el-‘Arbayn
Wadi el-Sheikh, 19 October 1820
Agret Safha
Wadi Hebran
El-Tor, 22 October
Ras Muhammad, 24 October
Gebel Naqous
“Wadi Talaty el-Nagheb”
Wadi Feiran, 28 October
Wadi Mukattab, 28 October
Serabit el-Khadim, 30 October -4 November 1820
Wadi Gharandal
Suez
Cairo, 9 November 1820

VOYAGE TO SENNAR, WITH A.M. LINANT DE BELLEFONDS, G. FINATI & IBRAHIM PASHA
“Kafr el-Zarah”, 15 June 1821
Meidum
Beni Suef
Beba, 18 June
Gebel el-Teir
Minya
Rairamun, 21 June
Manfalut
Assiut
Sohag
Akhmim
Girga
Qena
El-Qibli Qamula
Qurna
Armant, 6 July 1821
Esna, 8 July
El-Kab
Edfu, 10 July
Gebel Silsila, 11 July
Kom Ombo, 12 July
Assuan, 21 July-15 August 1821
Philae
Elephantine
Wadi Scialal, 15 August
Sciamet el-Ouah
“Siale”, 16 August
Kalabsha, 17 August
Ab Hor, 18 August
Dandur
Gerf Hussein
Kushtamne
Quban
Seyala
“Ameluc”
Wadi el-Sebu’a, 20 August
Shaturma, 21 August
Korosko, 22 August
El-Diwan
Derr, 23 August
Qatta
Ibrim
El-Bosta
Tushka , 25 August
Farriq
Arminna
Abu Simbel, 27 August
Gebel el-Shems
“Endekana”
Dandur
Faras Island
Serra East
Wadi Halfa, 28 August
“Amka”
“Ghenet”, 30 August
“Wadi Mershed”
“Setti Haggì”
“Gebel Esep”
“Wadi Saras”
Mugufini Island
Gaginiarti Island or Kagnarti
Uronarti Island
“Costarhen Island”
Semna East (Kumma), 31 August
Batn el-Haggar, 2 September 1821
Wadi Attiri
Gebel Duweishat
“Burma”, 3 September
“Isbet”, 3 September
“Narvi”, 3 September
Ambikol
Turmukki Island
“Addarih Island”
Gebel Alimula
Gebel Ukma
Akasha
Kulb Island
Sarkamatto
“Gebel Meme”
Mograkka
Ferka, 6 September
Amara
Qubbat Sheikh Idris
Wadi Hamid
Wadi ‘Abudiya, 7 September
Iraw, 7 September
Wawa, 7 September
“Irun”, 7 September
Ager, 7 September
Tinari, 8 September
Abu Sari
“Wadi el-Nuat”
Kidimmula, 8 September
Aglash Island
Bajboj Island
Artimiri Island
“Kaibar”
Kokka
Sabu
Fereig
“Suaghe”
Korta Island
Melegab
Masida
“Komar”
Kur or Akur
Tumbus Island, 11 September
Badin Island
Kerma, 12 September
Argo Island, 13 September
Magassir
Maragha (New Dongola), 14 September
Arti Island, 22 September
“Abdrakaman Island”, 23 September
“Kait”
Kanagh
Sahaba Island
“Suruma Island”
“Zurar Island”
Teiti
“Derr”
Urbi, 24 September
Khandaq
“Goli”
Naui Island, 25 September
“Fergi”
Old Dongola
Tangasi Island, 26 September
“Ari”, 27 September
Gabriya, 28 September
“Kormod”
Girra Island
Abker
“Kusub Island”, 29 September
Gigenarti Island, 29 September
“Mussukut“
“Gingan Island”
Husseinarti
Hetani
Ambikol, 2 October 1821
“Debesh Island”
Korti
“Gebel Dagger”, 3 October
Usli Island
Messawi Island
Bakheit
Hileila
“Hannec”, 4 October
“Cumi”, 5 October
“Abrenati Island”
“Tedukol Island”
“Tulbenat Island”
Tangasi
“Detti”
“Candif Island”
Bellel
Gebel Barkal (Napata)
Nuri
“Gherif”
El-Kassinger, 17 October
“Gherfe el-Handil”, 18 October
“Gebel Cughe”
Umm Rahau
“Uli Island”, 19 October
Saffi Island
“Argub”
“Fatumi Island”
“Ghelia”
“el-Hajar Island”
“Faras Island”
Shebabit
“Rasuff”
“Agaba El-Buna”
“el-Mareme Island”
“Geni”
Boni
Gebel Salmiya
“Gebel Ussi”, 22 October
Shirri
Abu Rumeila
“El-Kab”
El-Keheili
“Har Island”, 25 October
“Askut”
“Gebel Hurum”, 26 October
“Angebal”
“Tanta Island”
“Zaraf Mugrat”, 27 October
Shallal
Shendi Island, 28 October
Absabat
Serandi
“Mugrat Island”
“Bedy Island”
el-Karmel Island
Argat Island
“Hadadia Island”
“Albell”
Berber, 5 November 1821
Wadi el-Hamra, 8 November

From this point onwards Ricci and Linant/Finati travel separate

Suleymania
Confluence Nile-Atbara
Demer
‘Aliyab, 15 November
Shendi
Wadi Ban Naqa, 19 November
El-Qoz, 20 November
“Menteref Island”
Qerri
“Gimaab”, 22 November
Halfaya
Confluence White-Blue Nile, 24 November
“Herbagi”, 27 November
Sennar

Ricci joins Ibrahim Pasha

“Abu Sherif Island”, 13 December 1821
El-Raraba, 14 December
Abdin, 15 December
“Servi”, 15 December
Deremeila
“Ghess”
“Zeis”
“Fill”, 17 December
“Hossaneta”, 18 December
Werkat, 18 December; this is the southernmost place reached
“Sen”, 23 December
Gerabin
“Zeis”, 26 December
Sennar, 28 December
Berber, 11 January 1822
Shendi, 16 January
“El-Comar”
Gabalab
Abu Hamed, 18 January
“El-Ferut”, 20 January
“Gebel el-Greibat”, 21 January
“Abusaka”, 22 January
Murrat, 23 January
“Wadi Delak”
“Talata Ghindi”
“Gebel el-Hel”, 25 January
Wadi el-Sebu’a, 28 January
Assuan, 29 January
Cairo, 9 February 1822

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