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Surroundings:

Elephantine, Bowl dedicated to SatisElephantine, Temple of Yaho (Jahweh), list of donatorsElephantine, Stele of Amenhotep IIElephantine, Temple of Chmun, exterior from the NileElephantine, Behistun inscriptionElephantine, Letter of Pherendates to priests of Chnum, written in DemoticElephantine, Ostracon with a license for a prostituteElephantine, Temple of Yaho (Jahweh), list of donatorsElephantine, Relief with TothElephantine, Unfinished obeliskElephantine, Unfinished obeliskElephantine, Unfinished obeliskElephantine, Unfinished obeliskMonastery of St SimeonKubbet el-Hawa, Rock tombsAswan, Stele of Ptolemy IX SoterPhilae, Temple of Isis, Lotusleaves shaped capitalPhilae, Temple of Isis, Lotus capitalPhilae, Temple of Isis, Inner facadePhilae, Temple of Isis, French inscriptionGIF showing site then and nowPhilae, Temple of Isis, Relief with offerings to Isis and HorusPhilae, Temple of Isis, Inner courtPhilae, Temple of Isis, exteriorPhilae, Coptic churchPhilae, Temple of Isis, Decoration with offerings to the godsPhilae, Temple of Isis, exteriorPhilae, Temple of Isis, Row of columnsPhilae, Temple of Isis, Hathor capitalPhilae, Temple of Isis, exterior

Location:

  • Egypt, Aswan
  • geo:24.084887,32.887489
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Class:

  • Workshop or industry
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=25198

Annotations

The corridor Satet's nilometer on Elephantine Island was a structure for measuring the Nile River's level and was associated with the Temple of goddes Satet.

See:

  1. Margaret Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Infobase Publishing 2014, p. 58

Relevant museums

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett

Berlin, Neues Museum

Berlin, Neues Museum

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art


Nearby

Aswan Museum on Elephantine Island

Aswan Museum on Elephantine Island

Satet's Temple on Elephantine Island

Temple of Satet [Satis]

Khnum Temple on Elephantine Island

Elephantine Island - Aswan.


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