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Egypt > Minya, Amarna & Ashmunayn (22 files)

Photographs in this gallery cover the main sites of Amarna, its North Palace, Aten and Small Temple, Bani Hasan Rock cut chapels, Tuna el-Gebel with the Catacombs with baboon and ibis mummies, Stela of Akhenaten on the north boundary, Petosiris Tomb-Chapel, Chapels of Ptoemais and Isadora, Roman Water Wheel Well and Temple of Thoth and el Ashmunein with an Open Air Museum with huge granite statues of Baboons and nearby a Temple to Thoth with a later Christian Basilica all located along the River Nile between Cairo and Luxor accessed from the nearby university city of Minya
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple Walls 6254EG07JHP El Ashmunein Temple Thoth Walls Steps Ruins Ancient Egyptian Minya Photo dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is of an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, steps, Ramasside, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple Wall Steps 6262EG07JHP Minya Egypt al Ashmunayn Temple Thoth Steps Inside Wall Photograph Overgrown Grass dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is inside an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, upright, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, stairs, interior, passageway, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6257EG07JHP Egyptian Minya El Ashmunein Panorama Site View Temple Thoth Overgrown Scrub Bushes dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6250EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Ancient Egyptian Temple Thoth Gate Stones Walls Ruins Overgrown dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is of an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, upright, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, Ramasside, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6249EG07JHP El Ashmunein Temple Thoth Gate Walls Stones Eroded Grass Egyptian Sky Blue dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is of an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6244EG07JHP El Ashmunein Enclosure Wall Gate Ancient Egyptian Ramses Carvings Temple Thoth dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is of an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, upright, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, Ramasside, reliefs, pharaoh, figure, carved, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6243EG07JHP El Ashmunein Temple Thoth Ramasside Magna Shumun Gate Enclosure Egypt dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. The photo is of an enclosure gate possibly Ramasside but unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, gate, reliefs, figures, cartouche, Ramasside, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Thoth Temple 6235EG07JHP El Ashmunein Temple Thoth Ruins Overview Overgrown Ancient Egyptian Site dating from the Middle to Late Periods and situated inside the enclosure walls of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Unfortunately historical quarrying and reuse of building materials and a higher water table have taken their toll of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hermopolis, Magna Shumun, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, ancient, moon, god, Thoth, Temple, Nectanebo 1, overview, gate, overgrown, enclosure, Ptolemaic, Muslim, robbery, reuse, pylon, Amun, sanctuary
El Ashmunein Basilica Crypt 6210EG07JHP Egypt Minya El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Crypt Brick built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing, here viewed from the nave and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica Crypt 6209EG07JHP El Ashmunein Underground Crypts Altar Roman Christian Basilica Minya Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica Capital 6212EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Broken Column Capital Roman Carved Stonework Christian Basilica built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6214EG07JHP Egyptian El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Grass Overgrown built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, rushes, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6213EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Roman Christian Basilica Minya Egypt Floral Capitals Columns Grass built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6211EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columned Hall Crypt Minya Egypt Photo built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing, here viewed from the nave and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6204EG07JHP Egyptian al Ashmunayn Flora Capital Carved Stone Detail Overgrown Broken set in the remains of a Roman period Christian Basilica built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, landscape, capital, floral, carved, carving, stonework, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, columns, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6203EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Ptolemaic Reused Columns Minya Egypt Photograph built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6202EG07JHP El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Fallen Capital Foreground Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6195EG07JHP al Ashmunayn Minya Columns Egyptian Roman Christian Basilica Lying built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6192EG07JHP Egypt El Ashmunein Roman Christian Basilica Columns Ptolemaic Reuse Capitals built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica 6190EG07JHP El Ashmunein Egyptian Roman Christian Basilica Broken Discarded Ruin Overgrown Minya Site built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica & Quern 6232EG07JHP Broken Quern Foreground Roman Christian Basilica Columns Perspective Minya Egypt built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, red granite, quern, broken, foreground, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny
El Ashmunein Basilica & Quern 6230EG07JHP Ancient Egyptian al Ashmunayn Broken Quern Roman Christian Basilica Ptolemaic Temple built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, upright, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, red granite, quern, grinding, floor, broken, bowl, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny

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