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Nile Cataract
The 4th Nile cataract in Sudan showing rocky landscape, rapids, and scarcity of agricultural land. The area on the other side of the river is actually an island—the green trees along another Nile channel are visible in the distance.
Name: Nile Cataract
Material: Digital photograph
Size: Unknown
Place of Origin: Nile River, Sudan
Date: 2007
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Nubian Expedition 2007.6567
Geoff Emberling
Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago