Relief, Temple of Nesmeti, Abu, Elephantine island, Egypt
Hieroglyphic relief from the Temple of Nesmeti, dedicated to Osiris Nesmeti, Ptolemaic, at Abu, on Elephantine island in the river Nile, at Aswan, Egypt. The island was important in the ivory trade from c. 3, 000 BC during the 1st dynasty, and was a defensive site above the First Cataract of the Nile at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109382
Media ID
45918476
Size
6021px x 8268px
(29.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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