Satet/Khnoum Temple on Elephantine Islandby Günther Eichhorn |
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View of the temple complex with the Berber village in the background. (304k)
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View of some of the walls in the temple complex. (357k)
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View of some of the houses in the complex. (362k)
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View over the complex with the Satet Temple itself. (519k)
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Some of the houses. (512k)
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View of the southern part of the complex. (375k)
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View of the eastern part of the complex towards Aswan. (412k)
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The Satet Temple itself. (213k)
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Parts of the ruins on the Nile, opposite of Aswan. (565k)
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This building had a direct connection to the Nile and was used to measure the height of the flood of the Nile. (431k)
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A statue of a Pharaoh in the temple. (292k)
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Carved hieroglyphics.. (360k)
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A relief of the Goddess Nekhbet. (319k)
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Nicely carved reliefs. (347k)
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Closeup of the frontal face on one of the stones. Faces are usually shown in side view, this was one of the few examples where a face is shown in front view. (329k)
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Relief of the Goddess Satet (left) and the God Khnoum (right), her husband. (435k)
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Close-up of the Goddess Satet. (467k)
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Close-up of the God Khnoum (388k)
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