. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . fFjSHAlMgJ -s. pQams PL. VII. To the Quarries of Wady Hammamat. 47 plete list of the personnel of the expedition isrecorded, and, as it gives one an idea of theusual composition of a force of this kind, I may-be permitted to give it in some detail. The head of the expedition was none other thanthe High Priest of Anion, and his immediate staffconsisted of the kings butlers, the deputy of thearmy and his secretary, the overseer of the treas-ury, two directors of the quarry service, the courtcharioteer, and the clerk of the army lists. Twentyclerks of the
. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . fFjSHAlMgJ -s. pQams PL. VII. To the Quarries of Wady Hammamat. 47 plete list of the personnel of the expedition isrecorded, and, as it gives one an idea of theusual composition of a force of this kind, I may-be permitted to give it in some detail. The head of the expedition was none other thanthe High Priest of Anion, and his immediate staffconsisted of the kings butlers, the deputy of thearmy and his secretary, the overseer of the treas-ury, two directors of the quarry service, the courtcharioteer, and the clerk of the army lists. Twentyclerks of the army, or of the War Office as we wouldsay, and twenty inspectors of the court stableswere attached to this group. Under a militarycommandant there were 20 infantry officers and5000 men, 50 charioteers, 200 sailors, and a mixedbody of 50 priests, scribes, overseers, and veterinaryinspectors. Under a chief artificer and threemaster quarrymen there were 130 stone-cuttersand quarrymen ; while the main work was done by2000 crown slaves and 800 foreign capt
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