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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.

 Eastern Mediterranean

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