Egypt > Edfu Temple > Edfu Mammisi Sex EG052261JHP
Photos in this gallery are of Edfu Temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and usually the first first visit after leaving Luxor ona Nile Cruise.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Edfu Temple | |||
Filename: | Edfu Mammisi Sex EG052261JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2005-04-27 05:22:12 | |||
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Caption: | Ancient Egyptian Edfu Temple Mammisi Birth House Ancient Egyptian Blockswith two small birds having sex amongst the broken wall blocks at this small ruin first visited from the modern approach to this ancient monument located by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC, this particular part being started 116-71BC along with the present pylon. |
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