Title

'Ruins of the Temple of Elephantine', Nubia, Egypt, c1808. Artist: Baltard

Caption

'Ruins of the Temple of Elephantine', Nubia, Egypt, c1808. Situated in the River Nile on the border of Egypt and Nubia, Elephantine, known to the Ancient Egyptians as Abu or Yebu, was said to be the home of the ram-headed god of the cataracts, Khnum. A temple dedicated to him is said to have been built on the island as early as the 3rd dynasty (27th century BC). A later temple dedicated to the same god was built by Queen Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. A further temple to Satet, Khnum's female companion was also built on Elephantine Island.

Date

1808

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B97_471

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,8in x 16,5in / 3536 x 4953 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings religious architecture country Egypt religion temple island Egyptian ruins archaeology ruin location century Aswan outside ruined archaeological site archeology B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W Ancient Egyptian Ancient Egypt nineteenth century Art Media ancient site As Sa'id Elephantine Island of Elephantine TGN Baltard Vivant Denon;Denon Vivant;Baron Vivant Denon;Dominique Vivant Denon