#mesahhar

Illustrations from Georg Ebers’ late-nineteenth century work Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque. Ebers was a German Egyptologist whose work, which involved the restoration of notable texts and creation of works dealing with nineteenth-century Egyptian society, remains relevant in the field today.

Mesahhar- “the messenger of the morning, who all year round parades every quarter of the city, announcing the approach of sunrise” (120)