Relief, Temple of Satet, Abu, Elephantine island, Egypt

Thutmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, with Nile flood goddess Satet and god Khnum, with missing sections drawn in by German archaeologists, painted relief, at the Temple of Satet, founded c. 3200 BC and rebuilt under queen Hatshepsut in the 18th dynasty, 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

14109366

Media ID

45733555

Size

7163px x 7087px (23.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009