Chapter V

THE FAYÛM IN THE FUTURE, AND POSSIBLE UTILISATION OF
THE WADI RAIÂN 105

LIST OF PLATES.

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PLATE PAGE

Old Lahûn Regulator. _From a Photograph taken by the
Author._ _Frontispiece_

I. The Bahr Yûsuf skirting the Libyan Desert. _From a
Photograph taken by the Author_ _To face_ 9

II. Bazar Street Bridge, Medinet-el-Fayûm. _From a
Photograph taken by the Author_ _To face_ 11

III. Tunnel on Bahr Yûsuf. _From a Photograph taken by
the Author._ _To face_ 13

IV. Water-wheels on Canal Tamîyah. _From a Photograph
taken by the Author_ _To face_ 15

V. Diagrams of two kinds of Water-wheels 15

VI. Nasbah Mitertaris. _From a Photograph taken by
the Author_ _To face_ 17

VII. Map showing the “Linant” Lake Mœris 29

VIII. Section of the Fayûm through the Linant Lake 31

IX. Diagram to scale showing Outline of Linant Lake 33

X. Cross sections of Minia Wall and Edwah Bank 35

XI. Linant’s and actual Sections of the Fayûm 36

XII. Part of Egypt from Map of Cl. Ptolemy 45

XIII. Proposed Wadi Raiân Reservoir 46

XIV. Exterior, Schweinfurth’s “Temple.” _From a Photograph
taken by the Author_ _To face_ 51

XV. Interior, Ditto. _From a Photograph taken by the
Author_ _To face_ 53

XVI. Ground plan, Ditto 53

XVII. Medinet-el-Fayûm. _From a Photograph taken by the
Author_ _To face_ 57

XVIII. Cross section of 50 miles on lat. 30° 63

XIX. Contoured Diagram of the Fayûm Depression 65

XX. Map of Lake Mœris 73

XXI. Map to show position of Edwah Bank and supposed Lake
Mœris Regulators 75

XXII. Biahmu Ruins. _From a Photograph taken by the Author_
_To face_ 77

XXIII. Restoration of Biahmu Ruins by Petrie 84

XXIV. Modified representation of Biahmu Ruins Restored 86

XXV. Sections of Bahr Yûsuf Valley and Ravine behind
Hawârat-el-Maqta 98

XXVI. Sketch Map of the ground between Hawârat-el-Maqta and
Hawârah Pyramid 100

XXVII. Sections of Lahûn Banks 103

Map of the Fayûm Province End of Book

THE FAYÛM
AND LAKE MŒRIS.

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