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<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Khnum, Esna - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Upper Egypt (South)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 7982

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Khnum, Esna Alternative Name: Isna Temple of Knuhm
Country: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Isna  Nearest Village: Isna
Latitude: 25.293550N  Longitude: 32.556400E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by AlexHunger : Front of the Esana Temple of Knuhm. This temple was largely constructed by the Ptolemeys but all the reliefs were finished by the Romans. The temple was largely buried under the town and some parts still remain buried. It is unique in that all the columns in the Hypostyle hall are different. Also, cartouches for most Roman emperors from Tiberius to Caracalla can be found carved on the temple. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Temple in Upper Egypt

Greco-Roman temple dedicated to Knuhm, Satis and Ankhet. The Greeks built the temple and the Romans finished all the reliefs, including the cartouches of many 1st and 2nd century emperors.

Only the Hypostyle Hall is visible, the rest of the temple and pylon is presumed to be buried under the town on account of accumulation of sand and sylt. In ancient times, the town was called Sene, or "collection of cotton area." An earlier New Kingdom temple to Thutmose I was destroyed to build this temple.
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Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by AlexHunger : Rear of the Esana Temple of Knuhm. This temple was largely constructed by the Ptolemeys but all the reliefs were finished by the Romans. The temple was largely burried under the town and some parts still remain burried. The temple would normally continue from where this picture is taken. It is unique in that all the columns in the Hypostyle hall are different. Also, cartouches for most Roman e... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Colourful Wall Relief in the Hypostyle Hall (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by AlexHunger : Hypostyle hall of the Esna Temple of Knuhm. This temple was largely constructed by the Ptolemeys but all the reliefs were finished by the Romans. The temple was largely buried under the town and some parts still remain buried. It is unique in that all the column capitals in the Hypostyle hall are different. Much of the paint also survived. Also, cartouches for most Roman emperors from Tiberius... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Wall Relief of the king making an offering to the gods Thoth (ibis-headed) and Horus (falcon-headed) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Wall Relief on the north wall of the hypostyle: Ptolemy XII Auletes netting wildfowl (which represent evil spirits) while the god Khnum looks on (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Closer view of the god Sobek (crocodile-headed)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Closer view of the goddess Nekhmet (vulture-headed)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Interior Wall Relief of the king (right) kneeling before Sobek (crocodile-headed) and the goddess Nekhmet (vulture-headed)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Colourful interior Wall Relief in the Temple of Khnum

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Colourful Wall Relief in the Hypostyle Hall

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Colourful decoration on a large Column in the Hypostyle Hall

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Wall relief in Hypostyle Hall with Seshat (left)

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Wall relief of the King making an offering to Neith

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Capital of a large Column in the Hypostyle Hall

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Facade of the Temple of Khnum at Esna. Khnum was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and regarded as the deity of the source of the River Nile

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Column Relief of dancing figure

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Painted Column Relief of offering of incense

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : The King making an offering to the god Khnum

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Column Relief of Ptolemy making an offering to the god Khnum

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Close view of a Capital on the north corner of the Temple

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Inside the entrance to the Temple in the Hypostyle Hall

Temple of Khnum, Esna
Temple of Khnum, Esna submitted by Swinside : Part of Wall Relief on the north wall of the hypostyle: the god Khnum and goddess Isis

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