Khnum Temple..
The Temple of Khnum, in Esna, Egypt, is one of the last temples built by the ancient Egyptians. Added to its architectural value are the valuable documents found in the inscriptions on its walls.
The city of Esna, located 50 kilometers south of Luxor, was the capital of the Upper Empire. In the center of the modern city, 200 meters from the Nile River and 9 meters below the urban terrain, stands the temple dedicated to the so-called Esna trinity: Khnum, Anuket, and their daughter Seshat. It was built on the foundations of a previous temple for the cult of Khnum, built during the reign of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II, in the fifteenth century BC. It was expanded by Egyptian pharaohs and Roman rulers.
The hypostyle hall is the only part of the temple that has been completely preserved. It was begun during the reign of Tiberius and its most recent decorations date back to the time of Hadrian. It consists of twenty-four columns, more than thirteen meters high, and an arched roof made of large panels. There are bas-reliefs that reproduce scenes with the gods, the chase of the pharaoh, the hymns of Khnum, the calendar of celebrations, astronomical events and signs of the zodiac. The back wall of the hypostyle hall is the oldest part of the building, and forms the facade of the ancient Ptolemaic temple corresponding to the Greek era.
Temple of the goddess Khnum, Esna, Egypt.
The gods were granted
In the courtyard in front of the temple there is a statue of the lion-headed goddess Manhat, who was mentioned as the wife of Khnum in some texts inscribed in Esna. Some bricks belonging to an early Christian temple were found there
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