The rock-cut tomb of Sirenput I at Qubbet al-Hawa. Near Aswan, Egypt

"Qubbet al-Hawa ('Dome of the Wind') takes its name from a small domed structure on the summit of a hill on the western bank of the Nile. Below, the cliff is honeycombed with tombs hewn out of the rock about half way up the elevation facing the river. The group of Old Kingdom tombs (2686-2181B.C.) lie on the lower level. Of the Middle Kingdom tombs (c. 1980-1920B.C.) the tomb of Sirenput I, governor of Elephantine in the reign of Senusert I (1972-1928 B.C.) is the most noteworthy. Sirenput's seated relief figure is carefully engraved in fine quality limestone at the entrance to a spacious court. To the rear is an arcade of six rock-hewn pillars, each of the four faces of which bear further representations of the governor with religious formulae inscribed above him. On the rear wall is a large relief showing Sirenput followed by his sandal-bearer and two dogs hunting in the marsh. Cattle are brought to him and, to the right, he is depicted in a colonade with his wife, mother, and two daughters. A central doorway leads into a small hall with four pillars, the walls of which originally bore paintings on a stucco base." [Kamil Jill, 1993: Aswan and Abu Simbel, History and Guide. The American University in Cairo Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.