In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Located on the west bank of the Nile's Egyptian portion, and in between Luxor and Aswan, is Esna, a city filled with thousands of years worth of Egyptian heritage. Of particular interest here is ...

While only the Esna Temple’s vestibule (or pronaos ... Situated in the middle of the city center, officials were likely hesitant to use it as a quarry for building materials like many others ...

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