Updates and Revisions

• Second table ("north outside" coffer dimensions): In column α, +15 corrected to read +35.
• Third table ("south outside" coffer dimensions): In column η, +41 corrected to read +40.
• Fourth table ("bottom outside" coffer dimensions): In column E, +9 corrected to read +17; +7 corrected to read +9. In column F, +2 corrected to read -2; +7 corrected to read -7. In column H, -12 corrected to read -1.
• Last table ("west inside" coffer dimensions): Columns C through O had been erroneously transcribed from the first table on page 88. (Thanks to Chad Benson for bringing this to my attention.)

• Repaired many table presentation problems.
• Removed all uses of Symbol font, which is no longer used in modern browsers employing unicode. Replaced with numerical character references.
• P. 107 table: inner depth column header "1/2 along" corrected to read "2/3 along."
• P. 107, bottom of page: Lid measurements corrected to include 8.20 S.S.W.

• Converted all font control to style sheets (CSS).
• Relocated footnotes to bottom of page with hypertext footnote references in text.
• Chapter 21 Section 152 table: Column 2 row 1 "327 cubits" corrected to read "27 cubits."

• Chapter 13 Section 92: Added correction page and spreadsheet to explain Petrie's faulty computation of P2-P3 azimuth. (Thanks to Stephen Brabin for his discovery and analysis of this error.)

• Chapter 6 Section 32: Corrected "it is seen that at the I9th course" to read "it is seen that at the 19th course." (Thanks to Andrew Bourmistroff for spotting this one.)

• Section 39: Corrected "knowing the distauces" to read "knowing the distances."
• Section 60: Corrected "a constant error of -01" to read "a constant error of -.01" (decimal was omitted).
• Section 64 table: Removed zeroes mistakenly added after decimal point on some values.

• Was: "N.W. socket of of 1st Pyramid (Gill)." Duplicate word deleted.
• Was: "N.E. socket of of 1st Pyramid (Gill)." Duplicate word deleted.
• "N.E. corner of casing of side of 1st pyramid" corrected to read "N.E. corner of casing of 1st pyramid"; i.e., "side of" removed.
• "S.E. corner of casing of side of 1st pyramid" similarly corrected to read "S.E. corner of casing of 1st pyramid."
• "S.W. corner of casing of side of 1st pyramid" similarly corrected to read "S.W. corner of casing of 1st pyramid."
• "N.W. corner of casing of side of 1st pyramid" similarly corrected to read "N.W. corner of casing of 1st pyramid."
• "Center of casing side of 1st pyramid" corrected to read "Center of casing of 1st pyramid"; i.e., "side" removed.
• "Center of casing side of 2nd pyramid" similarly corrected to read "Center of casing of 2nd pyramid."
• "Center of casing side of 3rd pyramid" similarly corrected to read "Center of casing of 3rd pyramid."

• Chapter 6, Section 20: Original Petrie error highlighted with tool-tip correction. Column header in table erroneously reads "Case Plane Sides"; should read "Core Plane Sides."

• Chapter 6, Section 21, next-to-last paragraph. Semicolon omitted after "1.1". Text erroneously read "but another less satisfactory estimate differed 1.1 on the S., ± .2; . . . ." Corrected to read "but another less satisfactory estimate differed 1.1; on the S., ± .2; . . . ."

• Chapter 6, first paragraph. "Masonary" corrected to read "masonry."

• "S. corner of opening on E. side of the base" corrected to read "S. corner of opening on E. side to base."
• "N. corner of opening on E. side of the base" corrected to read "N. corner of opening on E. side to base."

• Chapter 6, Section 28: Highlighted values possibly harboring a Petrie calculation error. Linked to explanation page s28_caveat.html. *
• Chapter 6, Section 29: Petrie transposition error highlighted with tool-tip correction. "S. trench, axial length" reads 2093.7, correct value is 2039.7. (Note: "S. trench, outer end, to central line" minus "S. trench, inner end, to central line" = 3430.4 - 1390.7 = 2039.7) *
• Chapter 6, Section 29, page 48: Petrie confused his reference lines. "Trial passages axis, E. of central line, at the station marks" should read "Trial passages axis, E. of base, at the station marks." Highlighted error with tool-tip correction. *
• * Thanks to C. Wayne Taylor for spotting the above three errors.
• Chapter 7, Section 64: Value for "Beginning of Ascending passage / vertically / above pavement" erroneously listed by Petrie as 179.9. Correct value is 172.9. Highlighted error with tool-tip link to correction page s64.html. (Thanks to M.J. Thomas for spotting this one.)
• Chapter 13, Section 92 table: The corrected values for four linear dimensions, as determined by Brabin's spreadsheet analysis, had been overlooked: 29102.0, 15170.4, 36857.7, and 17873.2 should read, respectively, 29102.1, 15170.5, 36856.7, and 17873.1. Corrected values added to ../corrections/s92.html. (Thanks to B.A. Hokom for noticing this oversight.)

• Chapter 20, Section 136: "(section '43)" corrected to read "(section 143)." (Thanks to Simon Banton for spotting this one.)

• Sadly, Graham Oaten's excellent Ancient Egypt site has been retired, thus the associated links previously appearing on this site have been removed. Best of luck, Graham, on your future endeavors.

• Transcription error in first table, first row: "(or geographical mile of equator meridian)" corrected to read "(or 1/2 geographical mile of equator meridian)."
• Petrie made repeated errors in sign on the second table: All "above base" should read "below base." Socket levels should be negative values. (Thanks to Leon Cooper for bringing this to my attention.)

• Transcription error in Chapter 21, Section 153, first table, second row (Length): √100 corrected to read √120. (Thanks to Jim Alison for spotting this one.)

• Revised home page text. Added a suggested form of bibliographic citation.

• Transcription errors in Corrected Great Pyramid Course Elevations table: Corrected six instances of a comma having been inadvertently inserted in place of a period. No values were affected, thus I shall not change the revision date for the site. I am indebted to the sharp eyes of Bruce Vickery for noticing these errors.

• Sadly, I was notified today of Graham Oaten's death. He died sometime between July 2 and July 12 of a ruptured brain aneurysm (at least his passing was mercifully quick). Graham was a good and kind friend, and I shall miss him greatly.
• Graham Oaten (1941-2008):
• The purchase link to Amazon has been removed, since Amazon continues to confuse the two editions of Petrie's books. To my knowledge, no reprint matches the content freely available on this website.

• Section 149, page 189 - Corrected a transcription error of the word about (was abeut) in the first phrase of the final paragraph of Section 149.
• Section 153, page 192 - Proportionality symbols were inadvertently omitted from the sentence "The theory of the wall height the breadth breadth King's Chamber height is quite possible." The sentence has been corrected to read "The theory of the wall height : the breadth :: breadth : King's Chamber height is quite possible."
• My thanks to Tim Coghlan for spotting these discrepancies.

• Section 13 - A line of text of the original book was omitted. The words "spread narrow passage" have been corrected to read "spread on the passage floor, to save having to carry it out up the long 300 feet of the narrow passage."
• Section 17 - "left ofi" >> "left off"
• Section 41 - "exactly in tbe" >> "exactly in the"
• Section 51 - "niore or less" >> "more or less"; (.42-18) >> (.42-.18").
• Section 54 - 'its dep!h' >> "its depth"
• Section 56 - "equiva]ent" >> "equivalent"
• Section 62 - "on tbe granite" >> "on the granite"
• Section 63 - "and bnng them" >> "and bring them"
• Section 65 - "at one sfde" >> "at one side"; "rock) N.E.)" >> "rock, N.E.,"; "having keen" >> "having been"
• Section 67 - "bcst statement" >> "best statement"
• Section 68 - "measurcd" >> "measured"; "The heghts" >> "the heights"; "neasurable" >> "measurable"; "other grooves en" >> "other grooves on"; "tbe true" >> "the true"; "tbe basalt" >> "the basalt"
• Section 72 - "Sccond Pyramid" >> "Second Pyramid"; "clearing of the waits" >> "clearing of the walls"
• Secton 73 - "seen on tire" >> "seen on the"
• Section 74 - "tile granite" >> "the granite"; "lower part of tile entrance" >> "lower part of the entrance"; "plastering on the roofl" >> "plastering on the roof."
• Section 75 - "Petting" >> "Perring"; "as fit had" >> "as if it had"
• Section 76 - "imto the resin" >> "into the resin"; "lid off witliout" >> "lid off without"
• Section 78 - "would rcquire" >> "would require"
• Section 85 - "chanber" >> "chamber"
• Section 86 - "E. walL" >> "E. wall"; "also neatly" >> "also nearly"
• Section 89 - "it had a passagc" >> "it had a passage"; "sccond chamber" >> "second chamber"
• Section 91 - "E. wail being askew" >> "E. wall being askew"; "width being imited" >> "width being limited"; "there tould be" >> "there would be"; "S. rock walll" >> "S. rock wall"
• Section 96 - "the granite shell" >> "the granite shelf"
• Section 100 - "smaller treuches" >> "smaller trenches"
• Section 101 - "seldom over A inch" >> "seldom over 1/50 inch"; "eertainly limestone" >> "certainly limestone"
• Section 105 - "saws arid drills" >> "saws and drills"; "curvtd" >> "curved"
• Section 107 - "overlap pings" >> "overlappings"
• Section 111 - "buried very rnuch" >> "buried very much"; "and can onty" >> "and can only"; "desert these" >> "desert; these"
• Section 116 - "she earliest" >> "the earliest"
• Section 118 - "Most happity" >> "Most happily"
• Section 120 - "seems in erron" >> "seems in error"; "sccond Pyramid" >> "Second Pyramid"
• Section 127 - "almost as bigh" >> "almost as high"; "piecemeal these" >> "piecemeal; these"; "souud masonry" >> "sound masonry"
• Section 148 - "to he inserted" >> "to be inserted"
• Section 149 - "passage seerns" >> "passage seems"
• Section 150 - "would(4" >> "would"
• Section 156 - "difficult to select tbe" >> "difficult to select the"; "contents this" >> "contents: this"; "strong confirmatidn" >> "strong confirmation"; "mininium height" >> "minimum height"
• Section 163 - "side orother" >> "side or other"
• Section 166 - "with ihe removal" >> "with the removal"; "would suffce for the complete 4 building" >> "would suffice for the complete building"
• Section 170 - "ground bad" >> "ground had"
• Section 175 - "lid broken oft" >> "lid broken off"; "carried but" >> "carried out"
• Section 178 - "required for the ir proportion" >> "required for the π proportion"
• Thank you very much, Tim, for both your kindness and your sharp eyes.

• Online sources for Petrie's Medum and Meydum and Memphis (III) have been added to the links page. Thanks to Leon Cooper for suggesting these additions.

• Section 55, page 83 - Corrected Petrie typo (sign error) with a tooltip. Text reads (284.4 ± 20.7), should read (284.4 + 20.7). Thanks again to Leon Cooper for his sharp eyes.

• Updated dead links on Links page.

• Section 82, page 113 - Corrected "6452 (± 5 (?) for uncertainty of paving) x 4 = 2580 ± 2." to read "645.2 (± .5 (?) for uncertainty of paving) x 4 = 2580.8 ± 2."
• Thanks to Tony Grey for catching this error.

• Section 166, page 210 - Corrected "the Nile bad fairly risen" to read "the Nile had fairly risen"
• Thank you, Dan Gabler, for catching this OCR error.

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