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Philae Temple of Isis
Date Added: 8th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Philae Temple of Isis submitted by Thorgrim on 30th Jan 2005. The Temple of Isis at Philae is on an island created by the damming of the Nile at Aswan and the creation of Lake Nasser. Here is the First Cataract and the mysterious land of Nubia and the Sudan.
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Philae Temple of Emhotep
Date Added: 8th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Philae Temple of Emhotep submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Temple of Emhotep
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This small square chapel is located to the south-east of the main Philae temple between the colonnade and Trajan's Kiosk.
Emhotep was originaly the architect of Jozer who built the stepped pyramid at Saqquara. Later he was deified as he was seen as a favourite of Thoth. Eventually he became an Egyptian version of Aesclaepsius, the healing god.
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Kiosk of Trajan
Date Added: 8th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Nubia)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Philae Kiosk of Trajan submitted by AlexHunger on 16th Jan 2005. Kiosk of Trajan
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Elevation 122 Meters.
East-West orientation.
Egypt was the bread basket of Rome and Trajan was very eager to maintain good relations with the Egyptians when he built this charming enclosure in 105 CE. It was probably used as a resting place for visiting dignitaries. The reliefs show Trajan offering paying his respects to Isis, Osiris and Horus.
This structure was also saved from its watery resting place in the late 70s, well after all the other Nubi...
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Date Added: 8th Jun 2022
Site Type: Museum
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities submitted by Andy B on 17th May 2016. Some artifacts repatriated from the UK, part of the Repatriated objects exhibition held in 2015
Photo credit: Riham Mahmoud
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